Postcard
ca. 1906 (made)
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The Milford Haven Collection consists of 442 specimans of French, Italian and German erotic postcards of considerable interest including a number of rare movable cards, all dating from the early years of the twentieth century. The collection illustrates with great clarity the various styles particular to each region. The cards have been arranged in three albums, according to the subject matter with which they deal, highlighting the original collector's strong interest in scatological subjects.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithograph |
| Brief description | Postcard, Milford Haven Collection, A carte articulée or moveable card showing woman revealing breasts which turn into the buttocks of man on moving lev |
| Physical description | A moveable postcard depicting a smiling young woman shown facing the observer, her chemise is open and her breasts are almost revealed, right up to the tops of the nipples. The inscription translates as : 'Like a great serpent hidden under the flowers see what a change follows the bewitching charms.' When the lever is pulled, her breasts open out and reveal the bare buttocks of a man who is squatting to thrust them out at the viewer, their cleft being the cleavage the girl had shown. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'SECTIONS 7 8 10 11 12 / Post Cards / The Milford Haven Collection / of / Post Cards. / Numbers 323 - 326 / " 336 - 340 / " 420 - 441 / " 453 - 504 / " 508 - 515' (Labels and text printed on album cover) |
| Credit line | Given by Dr E. J. Dingwall |
| Object history | This collection of 'Cartes postales fantaisistes' was at one time part of the collection of a member of the Milford Haven family. The collection consists of 442 postcards mounted in three bound albums and accompanied by a typed catalogue dated 1960. It was acquired in 1960 by E.J. Dingwell. |
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| Summary | The Milford Haven Collection consists of 442 specimans of French, Italian and German erotic postcards of considerable interest including a number of rare movable cards, all dating from the early years of the twentieth century. The collection illustrates with great clarity the various styles particular to each region. The cards have been arranged in three albums, according to the subject matter with which they deal, highlighting the original collector's strong interest in scatological subjects. |
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| Accession number | E.524:326-2001 |
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| Record created | June 22, 2001 |
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