Name/TitlePostcard: Stylish Bags
About this objectBamforth & Co. Series No. 1881: colour tinted photograph (copyright Bamforth) depicting two women in harem pants turned away to face a shop window display of bags below a sign stating 'STYLISH BAGS MADE TO ORDER'.
MakerBamforth & Co Ltd
Maker RolePublisher
Period1910s
Place MadeEngland, Holmfirth
Place NotesBamforth & Co., publishers in Holmfirth (England) and New York. Printed in England.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksCorrespondence: [At right angles, in black ink] "165 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff ~ In the land where the Women wear the Trousers ~ oh what a very funny Land ~ When you're courting ~ She's the one to squeeze ~ When you're married ~ Talk about a lease ~ They all wear corduroys ~ Instead of bits of lace ~ In the land where the Women wear the Trousers [underlined] Please remember me to Nellie & tell her I will write to her ~ hoping you are well [Girly?]"
No addressee, stamp or postmark
MeasurementsH: 138 x W: 84 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-2022-26-27
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved