| Title |
The Finish [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[United States] : [publisher not identified] |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1890 |
| Date |
[ca. 1890] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 9 x 6 cm (3.5 x 2.5 in.) |
| Description |
Die-cut scrap depicting a racist caricature of an African American man standing next to his crashed two-wheeled cart and horse.
Shows the man attired in a white top hat, which is crushed and covering his eyes; a white collared shirt; a white waistcoat;
a blue bowtie; a black jacket with tails; white pants; yellow gloves; and black shoes. He stands carrying a whip in his right
hand. His left hand clutches his right arm in pain. The right wheel has fallen off of the cart and lies on the ground behind
him. The brown horse stands in the right still harnessed to the broken cart.
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Date deduced from the visual content. |
|
Duplicate copy of [P.2017.95.268]. |
|
Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
Accidents. |
|
African American men -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Carts & wagons. |
|
Horses. |
|
Racism in popular culture. |
|
Wounds & injuries. |
| Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890. |
|
Scraps (Decorations) -- 1870-1890. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Scraps - Scrap 14 - The finish [P.2017.95.267] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.95.267 |
