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Credit
A man using scales to weigh his genitals. Process print, 190-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
A man using scales to weigh his genitals. Process print, 190-.
- Date:
- [between 1900 and 1909?]
- Reference:
- 2045886i
- Part of:
- James Gardiner Collection: unlabelled photograph album.
- Pictures
- Online
About this work
Description
Photograph of a painting of a man weighing his genitals against a bag of goods. He holds scales in mid-air which are attached to his genitals: a fresco of Priapus, from the house of Vettii, Pompeii
Publication/Creation
[Italy?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1900 and 1909?]
Physical description
1 postcard : process print ; 14 x 8.9 cm
Contributors
Notes
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "A printed postcard; plain backed, so not intended for postal use. A crude monochrome rendition, this is typical of the 'dirty postcards' frequently brought back to the UK by British servicemen in Italy and North Africa during World War II. The very poor quality of printing and card used would suggest that they were printed in large numbers."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
One in a set of three cards (Wellcome Library nos. 2045886i, 2045891i, 2045895i)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2045886i
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Unlabelled photograph album
Location Status Access Closed stores