Name/TitlePostcard: FLOSSIE
About this objectValentine's Series (Funny Fashions) postcard captioned 'FLOSSIE', featuring a jumping woman wearing a bucket-style red hat and tight green dress, carrying a red handbag and leading a dog by a large bow tied around its neck.
MakerCarter, Reg
Maker RoleArtist
Date Madec.1912
Period1910s
Place MadeGreat Britain
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn front, bottom, in black ink: at South Shields
On back, centre right, in pencil: REG/Q/071 [seller's note]
On back, in dark blue ink:
Addressee: Miss Thompson at Bar Cottage, Warmsworth, Near Doncaster
Halfpenny stamp postmarked South Shields, p PM, April 29, 1912
MeasurementsH: 139 x W: 87 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-2024-77-45
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved