Name/TitlePostcard: How d'you like my HAREM SCAREM?
About this objectValentine's Series postcard captioned "Oh! John, how d'you like my "HAREM SCAREM"?" depicting a man covering his face and falling backwards away from a woman showing off her purple harem pants, as a small boy looks downcast and a dog hides under the living room table.
MakerValentine and Son
Maker RolePublisher
Period1910s
Place MadeScotland, Dundee
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, top right, in pencil: "60"
Correspondence: [In pencil] "Dear J ~ hope you are going on all night at Home having a good time ~ Love from A. C."
Addressee: Mr J. [??] Grocer, 15 Union Street, Sandbach, Cheshire
Stamped Blackpool 10 AM 1 Jul 13, with halfpenny stamp also postmarked 10 AM July 1913
MeasurementsH: 87 x W: 138 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Subject and Association KeywordsFashion - clothing
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2022-26-5
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved