Three men in drag pulling silly expressions. Photographic postcard, 1906.

Date:
1906
Reference:
2058891i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Three men in drag pulling silly expressions. Photographic postcard, 1906. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Also known as

Pretty little pansy faces

Publication/Creation

[England] : [publisher not identified], 1906.

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; printed in sepia ; 8.8 x 13.6 cm

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Lettering

Mrs. Matthews, 4 Church Path, Woodside Park, N Finchley. Sutton 16 February 1906 (written on verso).

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: Two of the gurning individuals on this British real photo postcard ca. 1905 are wearing pantomime dame costumes and make-up. The term 'pansy' in this [case] has no gay connotation. The term 'pansy' as a pejorative word meaning effeminate was current in America by the 1920s (James Gardiner).
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

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Wellcome Collection 2058891i

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  • Romantic fantasy and comic postcards

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