Name/TitlePostcard: A Narrow Escape
About this objectPostcard depicting a woman in a white nightdress running from a burning room towards a downcast fireman standing by an open window with a ladder propped against it and captioned 'A FAT LADY & A NARROW ESCAPE.' Signed by F.S.
Period1910s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, top right, in ink: 2 x long division sums
Correspondence [in pencil]: "Up the suffragists ~ Votes for WOMEN ~ Hope you get them ~ I don't think. LAWRENCE R.W.B. [surrounded with small scribbles]
Addressee: Miss I. James, Tywarnhayle Rd, Perranporth
Halfpenny stamp postmarked Perranporth Jan 19 1910
MeasurementsH: 88 x W: 137 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Subject and Association KeywordsLGBTQ+
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2022-26-43
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved