Name/TitlePostcard: "Can't come - I'm inside a harem"
About this objectInter-Art "HAREM" Series No. 861: Captioned "Can't come - I'm inside a harem." and depicting a shocked-looking woman in a straw hat wearing baggy red trousers under her skirt, standing in front of a green curtain.
MakerInter-Art Co
Maker RolePublisher
Period1910s
Place MadeEngland, London
Place NotesSouthampton House, London, W.C.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, bottom right, in pencil: "CC £1. [pence may have been erased]
Correspondence: "Dear Madge, Just a line to tell you that the Doctor said that Dad is better. I hope you have not forgot what Jack told you to buy. [Above] With love from all I remain, S. [? Scheggiu]"
Addressee: Miss M [? Scheggiu], 993 North End Road, West Kensington, London W.
Halfpenny stamp, postmarked Folkestone, 3:30 PM, September 27, 1911
MeasurementsH: 137 x W: 86 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2015-1-1
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved