Name/TitlePostcard: Hattracting the Bhoys
About this object"National" Series postcard No. 1598, captioned 'HATTRACTING THE BHOYS', depicting a woman walking a tiny dog on a lead. She is wearing a slinky green dress, dwarfed by an over-sized red bucket-style hat, and has caught the attention of three men in top hats and suits.
Maker"National" Series
Date Madec.1912
Period1910s-1920s
Place MadeGreat Britain
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, in black ink:
Correspondence: Dear May, I received your letter safely, I will meet the 12 to 2 train Friday, hope the weather will be finer for you, with love to all from Yours [Affect.?] Cousin Glad xxxxxx
Addressee: Miss M. Thomas, The Lawns, Osbaston, Monmouth
Halfpenny stamp postmarked Cardiff, 9 AM, August 19, 1912
MeasurementsH: 137 x W: 88 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-2024-77-31
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved