Name/TitlePostcard: "The Latest Novelty in Bags"
About this objectBamforth & Co. Ltd colour tinted postcard, Series No. 1880, captioned '"The latest novelty in bags."' and depicting a woman dressed in wide-brimmed hat, waist-length jacket and purple harem pants looking at a street vendor with a tray of padlock-sized handbags.
MakerBamforth & Co Ltd
Date Madec.1911
Period1910s
Place MadeEngland, Holmfirth
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, in blue/purple pencil:
Addressee: Miss Brown, 19 Cavendish St, Sheffield
Halfpenny stamp postmarked Scarborough, 9:15 PM, August 28, 1911
MeasurementsH: 138 x W: 85 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Subject and Association KeywordsFashion - accessories, jewellery
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2024-77-33
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved