Name/TitlePostcard: The Harem Skirt
About this objectPostcard No. 412, depicting a man leaning out of an open window with a speech bubble saying "Bring 'em back, Jane!" directed towards a smiling woman in coat and hat walking away from the building with folded cloth (presumably the man's trousers) over her arm. Captioned 'THE HAREM SKIRT ~ AUNTIE WILL [underlined] BE IN THE FASHION.' and signed by Donald McGill.
MakerJ.W. Asher & Co
Maker RolePublisher
MakerMcGill, Donald
Maker RoleArtist
Period1910s
Place MadeEngland, London
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksCorrespondence [in black ink]: "Heartfoot [Walk?] 21 High St, Blue Town, Sheerness ~ With Love From [Sue?] ~ Dear Mrs [Dilley?] ~ just a card to tell you I am here but not [cutting?] this [capers?] I have [altered?] and am very [quiet?] now I think it is a copy of what you would [you do?] but never mind don't tell the [smudged].
Addressee: Mrs [Dilley?] 75 Batheland St, Pitfield St, Hacton
Halfpenny stamp postmarked Sheerness 12:15 PM July 31 1911
MeasurementsH: 88 x W: 139 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Subject and Association KeywordsFashion - clothing
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2022-26-35
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved