Name/TitlePostcard: Fashions for Women
About this objectValentine's Series postcard captioned "Fashions for Women: "The Hope of Her Side" and depicting a girl in a striped football jersey standing in a proud attitude, one hand on her hip. She has a ball under the other arm, and her head is swathed in a polka-dot scarf tied like a bandage that covers one eye. Beside her sits a puppy wearing an identical scarf on its head.
MakerValentine and Son
Maker RolePublisher
Period1910s
Place MadeScotland, Dundee
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksCorrespondence: "13.2.12. Best love from Willie".
Addressee: Miss F. Sullivan, Lyons Terrace, Sligo
Halfpenny stamp, postmarked Dublin, 1:45 pm, Feb 13 12A
MeasurementsH: 139 x W: 89 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - children
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2010-69
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved