Name/TitlePostcard: Gossips and Eavesdroppers
About this objectPostcard produced 'by permission of Jas. Bamforth, Ltd, Life-model lantern-slide manfs, etc.'. The postcard is captioned 'Gossips and Eavesdroppers' and features six sepia images, each also captioned individually, and mostly showing women in an unflattering situation.
MakerBamforth & Co Ltd
Maker RolePublisher
Date Madec.1905
Period1900s
Place MadeEngland, Holmfirth
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, top left, in pencil: SUFFRAGE [seller's note]
On back, in ink:
Correspondence: [at right angles] Dear Rosie, I am sorry I forgot to send you a P.C. before, but you must forgive me. Thank you for yours. Must come in and say Goodbye to [Ha..??] before she goes. Love Connie.
Addressee: Miss Collins, c/o Paddison's, 150 Western Rd, Local
Halfpenny stamp postmarked Brighton, 2 PM, March 8, 1905
MeasurementsH: 88 x W: 134 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2024-77-51
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved