Details
Title [African American boy butler carrying a bouquet of flowers] [graphic].
Publisher [United States] : [publisher not identified]
Publisher UNITED STATES. 1890
Date [ca. 1890]
Physical Description 1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 9 x 4 cm (3.5 x 1.5 in.)
Description Scrap depicting a racist caricature of an African American boy butler. Shows the full-length portrait of the boy attired in a white shirt and bowtie, a yellow waistcoat, an orange jacket with tails, white gloves, blue pants, and white and black boots. He smiles as he carries a bouquet of flowers in front of him in his right hand. He holds a black top hat and a letter in his left hand.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Date deduced from the visual content.
Duplicate copy [P.2017.95.254].
Gift of David Doret.
Subject African American boys -- Caricatures and cartoons.
African American household employees -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Bouquets.
Flowers.
Racism in popular culture.
Genre Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890.
Scraps (Decorations) -- 1880-1890.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Scraps - Scrap 43 [P.2017.95.295]
Accession number P.2017.95.295