04864ckm a2200745 a 4500 000140813 20230913195652.0 kjoho 990728s1833 enknnn kneng d (CPomAG)AFR-171 1 3 ppl PPL dcrmg Summers, William, delineator. 42604 Life in Philadelphia. A black tea party. [graphic] / W. Summers, del.; Hunt, sc. London: Published by W.H. Isaacs, Charles St. Soho Sqre., [ca. 1833] 1 print: hand-colored aquatint; sheet 23 x 27 cm (9 x 10.75 in.) Title from item. Date inferred by content and name of publisher. Contains six dialogue bubbles above the image: I bery glad I ain’t the cat./I begin to see which way de cat jumps/When you have helped all de company Miss Rosabella, I’ll tank you for anoder cup/No trouble Miss Araminta none but de brave deserve de Fair/You take too mush trouble Mr. Ludovico./Mass cat tink him tea to hot. Racist caricature satirizing the African American guests and hosts, "Mr. Ludovico" and "Miss Rosabella," of a tea party. To the far right of the table, "Miss Rosabella," attired in a blue cap sleeve dress, pours steaming hot tea into a cup which tips over and spills onto a startled black cat on the floor. To her right, "Mr. Ludovico," attired in a blue waistcoat, passes a plate of sandwiches to "Miss Araminta,” attired in a pink, puff sleeved dress and who protests his taking the trouble. Next to them, a frowning, woman guest, attired in an orange puff sleeved dress asks “Miss Rosabella” for "anoder cup" of tea after she helps the other guests. An African American man servant (in the right) and the other guests (in the left), a mother holding her baby and resting her feet on an ottoman and her young son seated on a small chair, observe and comment about the spilled tea on the cat and the flirtatious behavior of "Mr. Ludovico." The man servant wears a jacket with epaulets. He holds a cloth. The mother wears a green dress with puffed sleeves. The boy wears a red smock shirt and striped pants. He drinks a cup of tea. The scene is set in a parlor decorated with a carpet with an ornate pattern. Figures are depicted with oversize and exaggerated features. Their skin tone is depicted with black hand coloring. The women figures wear their hair in top knots, except the mother who wears a round, soft brimmed hat adorned with bows. Forms part of: Life in Philadelphia (London). Charles Hunt was a respected London engraver who was most well known for his aquatints of sporting subjects. RVCDC Description revised 2022. Access points revised 2022. African Americans Caricatures and cartoons Pennsylvania Philadelphia. African American boys Caricatures and cartoons Pennsylvania Philadelphia. African American men Caricatures and cartoons Pennsylvania Philadelphia. African American women Caricatures and cartoons Pennsylvania Philadelphia. African Americans Clothing & dress Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Cats. lctgm 69296 Conversation. lctgm 70354 Courtship. lctgm 70567 Etiquette. lctgm 71769 Middle class Clothing & dress Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Racism in popular culture. Tea parties Pennsylvania Philadelphia. lctgm Caricatures 1830-1840. gmgpc Aquatints Hand-colored 1830-1840. gmgpc Women. 82663 SP3 African American History Hunt, Charles, engraver. 50683 Printer Isaacs, W.H., publisher. Imprint ENG. London. 1833. Library Company of Philadelphia PRINT PRINT Life in Philadelphia (London Set) [P.9709.2] P.9709.2 1999/07/28 ep 2001/06/18 ja Pr Life in Philadelphia (London Set) [P.9709.2] Pr P.9709.2 LCPD Life in Philadelphia (London Set) [P.9709.2] Afr-171 (CPomAG)00145760 133836 133836 000140813 CONV 00 20051208 1945 000140813 BATCH-UPD 00 20051211 1118 000140813 20060120 1808 000140813 20060201 1534 000140813 JENNY 40 20070327 1454 000140813 JENNY 40 20070327 1454 000140813 20071018 1952 000140813 ERIKA 40 20220112 1213 000140813 ERIKA 40 20220112 1241 000140813 ERIKA 40 20220112 1241 ppl ENG. London. 1833. Imprint Isaacs, W.H., publisher.