A sailor in drag, wearing a long coat and hat, sits reading in a garden. Photographic postcard, ca. 1920.

Date:
[1920?]
Reference:
2043507i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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A sailor in drag, wearing a long coat and hat, sits reading in a garden. Photographic postcard, ca. 1920. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

About this work

Description

The combination of the Gosport imprint and the Jules Verne title suggest he was in the navy.

Publication/Creation

[Gosport] (22 Elmhurst Road) : J.C. Lawrence, [1920?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard ; 8.7 x 13.9 cm

Contributors

Lettering

En souvenir de Gaby Liber[...]

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "‘Gaby’ [one of many imitators of the French revue star Gaby Deslys} reading Jules Vernes ‘Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea’, comfortably seated in a deck chair in the garden in full drag consisting of a very chic belted and high waisted suit, shoes with ‘lavatory’ heels, and a great deal of make-up."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043507i

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Where to find it

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

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