Name/TitlePostcard: The New Claes
About this objectArt Publishing Co. postcard depicting a woman dressed in fine clothes passing a sign marked 'Hungry Quadrant', watched by a downtrodden-looking man surrounded by three wailing babies. The card is captioned 'The New Claes.' and is followed by a verse in Scots: 'The new claes, the new claes, 'Tis a' that's thocht o' noo, The weans greet, the man wants meat, That she gans braw and new.'
MakerThe Art Publishing Co.
Maker RolePublisher
Date Madec.1905
Period1900s
Place MadeScotland, Glasgow
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, in faded ink:
Correspondence: Glasgow, 10th Nov. Sincerely hoping this is not your case, or rather the case with you. Best love from Murray
Addressee: Mrs H. Meers, 13 Hervey Road, Blackheath, London S.E.
Halfpenny stamp postmarked Glasgow, 3:15 PM, November 11 1905
MeasurementsH: 88 x W: 138 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-2024-77-29
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved