Name/TitlePostcard: Hush! Not a Word
About this objectJ.T. & Co. postcard captioned 'HUSH! NOT A WORD!' depicting a woman with her hands raised wearing a padlocked contraption to prevent her speaking, like a hybrid between a neck brace and a scold's bridle. Signed W. Stocker Shaw.
MakerJohn Thridgould & Co
Maker RolePublisher
MakerStocker Shaw, W.
Maker RoleArtist
Period1910s-1920s
Place MadeEngland, London
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksCorrespondence [in pencil]: "Dear Girls ~ I hope you are having plenty of Sun down there as we are scorching up here with Rain ~ Love to all ~ Eddie xx"
Addressee: The Misses A & M Ringham, 1 Compton Road, Totton - Hants Nr Southampton
One penny stamp postmarked London S.E. 1:15 PM 8 July 1926 and stamp stating "BRITISH GOODS ARE BEST"
MeasurementsH: 141 x W: 89 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - mouths & voices
Subject and Association KeywordsMisogyny
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2022-26-54
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved