Details
Contributor Ingrey, Charles, printer.
Tregear, G. S. active 19th century, publisher.
Title Virginia stock. [graphic] / Ingrey, lith.
Publisher London : Published by G. S. Tregear, 96, Cheapside
Publisher ENG. London. 1836
Date 1836
Physical Description 1 print : hand-colored lithograph ; sheet 27 x 30 cm (9.75 x 12 in.)
Description Racist, allegorical, satiric print showing a line of enslaved black women and girls, shackled to each other by their wrists, and standing side by side in a tropical setting. The female figures are depicted with exaggerated facial features and short wavy hair. They wear simple pale-colored dresses that fall to their knees, are cinched at the waist, and have long sleeves. The figures look to the distance, at each other, and toward the viewer. Some stand with their feet pigeon-toed or pointed out. Some of the women wear earrings and one of the girls is portrayed with her eyes looking straight up. Coconut trees and greenery are visible in the background.
Notes Gabriel Shire Tregear (1801/2-1841) was a British colorist turned print publisher who specialized in series of comic and sporting prints, including "Tregear's Black Jokes" and "Flowers of Ugliness."
RVCDC
Description reviewed 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
Subject Allegories.
Black people -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Child slaves.
Shackles.
Women slaves.
Enslaved children.
Enslaved women.
Genre Caricatures -- 1830-1840.
Lithographs -- Color -- 1830-1840.
Printer Tregear, G. S. (Gabriel Shire), active 19th century, publisher.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| GC - Allegories - Flowers [P.2016.45.3]
Accession number P.2016.45.3