Can't have a tablecloth...

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Type
Postcards
Place
Great Britain
Materials
Ink, Paper
Collection
Josef Lebovic Gallery collection no. 1
Accession number
1986.0117.6974

Description

A postcard featuring a colour picture of a child holding scissors and pulling a table cloth off a table, and a message on the back. The text at the bottom reads ""CAN'T HAVE A TABLECLOTH AND A SHIRT!"" The message on the back starts 'Dearest Donald / we got your / wireless fixed up allright but our / own is still busted..." The text on the back reads "'This is a time for everyone to / stand together, and hold firm!' / -The Prime Minister:"

Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 5:44:24 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-02-24. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.