Name/TitlePostcard: COMING MODES FOR WOMEN
About this objectValentine's Series postcard captioned 'COMING MODES FOR WOMEN ~ Or What It Will End In', featuring the image of a disgruntled man dressed in a top hat, overcoat and suit pulling by a rope a grinning woman standing inside a little baggage cart. She is wearing a wide brimmed hat with feather and a package hanging from the hat pin, and a tight red dress. The image is unsigned but is in the style of Reg Carter.
MakerCarter, Reg
Maker RoleArtist
Date Madec.1911
Period1910s
Place MadeGreat Britain
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, in pencil:
Correspondence: Have just seen this & thought you might like it. love in haste [X? I? H?]
Addressee: Miss Oxley, 19 Alfred Terrace, Walton on Naze, Essex
Halfpenny stamp postmarked Walton-on-the-Naze, 6:30 PM February 14 1911
MeasurementsH: 88 x W: 138 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Subject and Association KeywordsFashion - clothing
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2024-106-5
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved