George Rossi Ashton drawing a man and a woman with pansies as faces. Photographic postcard, 190-.
- Date:
- [between 1900 and 1909?]
- Reference:
- 2059305i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
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About this work
Publication/Creation
London (E.C.) : Rotary Photo, [between 1900 and 1909?]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard : printed in sepia ; 13.6 x 8.4 cm.
Contributors
Lettering
Mr. Rossi Ashton. The sketching entertainer.
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "The music hall turn Rossi Ashton making swift sketches of 'pansy faces'. A possible play on words at a time when the term' pansy' meaning effeminate or queer was beginning to gain currency, particularly in the United States".
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2059305i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Romantic fantasy and comic postcards
Location Status Access Closed stores