Two men in drag, one wearing a detailed feathered head garment, pose for a portrait. Photographic postcard by F. Wood, 190-.

  • Wood, Frank (Photographer)
Date:
[between 1900 and 1909?]
Reference:
2043442i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Two men in drag, one wearing a detailed feathered head garment, pose for a portrait. Photographic postcard by F. Wood, 190-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The men are wearing very elaborate costumes and are standing in front of a painted backdrop.

Publication/Creation

Dudley : Frank Wood, Castle Studio, [between 1900 and 1909?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.7 x 13.8 cm

Contributors

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "Private thatricals at Dudley, Warwickshire, circa 1900s. One man wears what appears to be an early Victorian wig with side ringlets, and is possibly dressed as Sairey Gamp from Dickens’ novel ‘Martin Chuzzlewit'."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043442i

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  • Military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag

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