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OBJECT TYPE: litho/illustrative
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.1556.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: LOVE ON A BICYCLE [TITLE]
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 30.3 cm
Width: 22.6 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Non-motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Cycles & cycling
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Women have been used in bicycle advertisements since the 19th century. At this time, for many, the bicycle represented speed, beauty, and freedom and bicycle advertisements repurposed and reinforced these ideas. The Cycles Gladiator advertisement is an excellent example of this type of work.
Function: A print by lithograph depicting intercourse on a bicycle.
Technical: The last few decades of the 19th century witnessed the rise of cartoons and illustrations that depicted naked bodies and overtly sexualized acts. For example, Fredillo, a French cartoonist and illustrator working in the late 19th century, created The Complete Erotic Fantaisies Parisiennes which a very similar stylistic approach to this artifact.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: CAPTION 'Love on a Bicycle', HANDWRITTEN 'REPRODUCTION/ MODERN PLATE'/ ON BACK PRINTED 'PLATE NUMBER 16'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CREAM COLOURED BORDER, PICTURE IS IN COLOUR
Decoration: DRAWING OF MAN & WOMAN MAKING LOVE ON WHAT APPEARS TO BE A CHAIR ON 2 WHEELS

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Unknown Manufacturer, Print, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1987.1556, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1987.1556.001/

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