| Title |
Star Clothing House, 808 Elm St. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[United States] : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1870 |
| Date |
[ca. 1870] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : lithograph ; sheet 9 x 9 cm (3.5 x 3.5 in.) |
| Description |
Racist trade card illustration depicting a white man pasting advertisements on an unattended horse and a carriage. The carriage's
driver, an African American man, gestures at the white man to get him to stop. The white man is attired in a flat cap, a collared
shirt, suspenders, checkered pants, and boots. He carries a messenger bag and holds a pasting brush in his right hand. A bucket
of paste is visible on the ground to the left of the man. The African American man is attired in a hat, a jacket, a vest,
and a collared shirt. He holds a whip in his right hand and raises both arms in the air. A caption in the bottom left of the
image reads, "The Latest."
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Advertising text printed on verso: The Star Clothing House is the place for you to get any-thing made. Entire line of clothing
at the bottom figures. 808 Elm Street.
|
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Text printed on recto: For honest goods we warrant our prices lower than the lowest, and [..]h every suit from $10 up we give
a hat such as purchasers may select.
|
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Printer's imprint partially legible. |
|
Series number printed in left corner on recto: 464. |
|
Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Clothing industry -- United States. |
|
Horse carriages. |
|
Racism in popular culture. |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- 1860-1870. |
|
Trade cards -- 1860-1870. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Star [P.2017.95.167] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.95.167 |
