Name/TitlePostcard: Hush! Not a word!
About this objectJ.T. & Co. postcard captioned "HUSH! NOT A WORD!" depicting a woman with her hands raised wearing a padlocked contraption to prevent her speaking, like a hybrid between a neck brace and a scold's bridle. Signed W. Stocker Shaw.
MakerJohn Thridgould & Co
Maker RolePublisher
MakerStocker Shaw, W.
Maker RoleArtist
Period1910s
Place MadeEngland, London
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, bottom right, in pencil: "Comic"
Correspondence: "Dear Annie ~ Shall hope to see you Friday please tell Mrs Sanders we are coming to see her after dinner, the weather is lovely all new Friday. Annie"
Addressee: Miss A Jones, Bredenbury Court, Bromyard
One penny stamp postmarked Bromyard, 3:30 PM, 10 April
MeasurementsH: 139 x W: 89 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsMisogyny
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - mouths & voices
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2015-1-8
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved