Name/TitlePostcard: Under his Wife's Thumb
About this object"National" Series No. 900: Captioned "AIN'T IT AWFUL FOR A MAN TO BE ALWAYS UNDER ... HIS WIFES THUMB?" and depicting a seated woman in a red dress with a book on her lap looking annoyed as a man squirms facedown on the grass underneath her bottom.
MakerMillar & Lang Ltd
Maker RoleArt Publisher
Period1900s
Place NotesGlasgow and London
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, bottom right, in pencil: "50p"
Correspondence: [Upside down, in pencil] "2 Belmont Rd, New Brighton ~ Dear Dad, Just a line to let you know we arrived quite safe. We have got comfortable digs, I am writing this sat on the prom. I remain Your Daughter Marion [surrounded by kisses]"
Addressee: Miss N. James, Healthfield, Sevenoaks, Kent
Two halfpenny stamps with partially legible postmark: Wallasey [6?] 15 [P?]M Aug 22 [??]
MeasurementsH: 90 x W: 139 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Subject and Association KeywordsMarriage
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2022-26-13
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved