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Contributor Newton, Ruth E.
Manley, Elizabeth.
Alfred S. Campbell Art Co., printer.
Title Heah I is honey wid dem old time Christmas temptations [graphic] / designed by Ruth E. Newton and Elizabeth Manley.
Publisher Elizabeth, N.J. : Campbell Art Co
Publisher N.J. Elizabeth. 1890
Date [ca. 1890]
Physical Description 1 print : chromolithograph with cloth and wire detail ; sheet 12 x 10 cm (5 x 4 in.)
Description Die cut card depicting a racist caricature of an African American man holding a sprig of mistletoe. The man is balding and has tufts of white hair on the sides of his head and is attired in a yellow and purple scarf, a pink and white checked shirt, a black jacket, red mittens, blue and green striped pants, and black shoes. In his left hand he carries a gray hat with a purple band. In his right hand he holds a sprig of mistletoe, made of wire and cloth, and speaks in the vernacular, “heah I is honey wid dem old time Christmas temptations.” Below him is a small red frame with a depiction of a white woman, attired in a pink bonnet, a yellow coat, white socks, and black shoes, leaning in to kiss a white man, attired in a black hat, a blue jacket, green pants, and black shoes. They are flanked by two pine trees in red containers.
Notes Title from item.
Date deduced from the visual content.
Manuscript note on verso: With all the love in the world - Duke & [Ercil?].
Gift of David Doret and Linda G. Mitchell.
Subject African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Christmas.
Kissing.
Mistletoe.
Racism in popular culture.
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890.
Christmas cards -- 1880-1890.
Mixed media works -- 1880-1890.
Printer Alfred S. Campbell Art Co., printer.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Greeting Cards, etc. - Christmas [P.2017.95.240]
Accession number P.2017.95.240

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