Details
Title The best, ask for it again: Star Braid. [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia] : E. Stern & Co
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1880
Date [ca. 1880]
Physical Description 1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 11 x 8 cm (4.5 x 3 in.)
Description Racist trade illustration of an African American girl balancing on a spool of blue Star Braid Thread. She is holds a wand with bubbles on both ends. Two more bubbles float near her. The Star Braid logo is printed in each bubble. The girl is attired in a red dress and is barefoot. She wears a blue ribbon in her hair, gold earrings, armbands, bracelets, and anklets.
Notes Title from item.
Gift of David Doret.
Subject African American girls -- Caricatures and cartoons.
African American entertainers.
Circus performers.
Racism in popular culture.
Thread industry -- United States.
Genre Chromolithographs. -- 1870-1880.
Trade cards. -- 1870-1880.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Star [P.2017.95.169]
Accession number P.2017.95.169