A young man called Oscar is asked by his mother whether he wears hairpins (regarded by her as effeminate). Colour process print, ca. 1907.

Date:
[1907?]
Reference:
2059374i
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The James Gardiner Collection.
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A young man called Oscar is asked by his mother whether he wears hairpins (regarded by her as effeminate). Colour process print, ca. 1907. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1907?]

Physical description

1 print : process print, printed in colours ; 13.8 x 8.9 cm

Lettering

Oscar, sonny! do you wear hair-pins in your own black hair? Such pins in your bed I find. Oscar says: Ma, never mind! Inscription on verso:... Miss E. J. Skinner,... Kensington, London. 21 October 1907

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "It may be coincidental that the Oscar character in this cartoon actually resembles Oscar Wilde; but by asking him if he wears hairpins, his mother seems to be suggesting more than one possibility".

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2059374i

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