A 'gay' dog. Photographic postcard, ca. 1911.
- Date:
- [ca. 1911]
- Reference:
- 2059417i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
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About this work
Publication/Creation
London (E.C.) : E. A. Schwerdtfeger & Co., [ca. 1911] (Berlin : [E. A. Schwerdtfeger])
Physical description
1 photographic postcard ; 8.7 x 13.6 cm
Contributors
Lettering
A gay dog. Although most people say I'm dumb I don't believe in looking glum.
Bears number: 3882/4
Inscription on verso: Dear little Dolly... Mary Elphick (?), Royal Deaf School, Margate, Kent. 30th October 1911. Peckham
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "The word gay used in it's original, non-homosexual meaning; although Webster's dictionary defines the term 'gay dog ' as 'A man given to licentious self-indulgence' ".
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2059417i
Type/Technique
Languages
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Where to find it
Romantic fantasy and comic postcards
Location Status Access Closed stores