| Contributor |
Rendtorff, Herman, 1843-1918, distributor. |
| Title |
H. Rendtorff, wholesale and retail dealer in stoves and hardware, 291 & 293 North Ave., Chicago. [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Chicago] : Miller, Wagner & Umbdenstock |
| Publisher |
ILL. Chicago. 1880 |
| Date |
[ca. 1880] |
| Physical Description |
1 print : chromolithograph ; sheet 7 x 11 cm (3 x 4.5 in.) |
| Description |
Racist trade card depicting an interior scene of a set of African American conjoined twin sisters, their mother, their father,
and their male suitor. The twins curtsy and their suitor bows his head. The twins are attired in a yellow and red dotted dress
with a roffled hem and white collars. Their mother is attired in a blue and red dress with a white apron. The twins' father
is attired in a green jacket, a white collared shirt, a yellow bow tie, red pants, and black boots. The twins' suitor is attired
in a black jacket, a white collared shirt, a red bow tie, red and blue striped pants, and black shoes. He holds a brown hat
in his right hand to his chest. Visible in the background of the scene are framed works of art on the wall, a table, a vase
with flowers, a window, and a clock. All of the figures are portrayed with exaggerated features. The illustration is based
on a racist series of African American caricatures originally created for Harper’s Weekly in 1878 by Sol Eytinge that satirized
the courtship, marriage, and the start of families by "The Twins." A Bismarck Range stove is depicted on the verso of the
trade card. Herman Rendtorff was a Chicago stove and hardware merchant whose business operated throughout the latter half
of the 19th century.
|
| Notes |
Title from item. |
|
Text printed on recto: Introduction of the Twins. |
|
Advertising text printed on verso: The celebrated Bismark Range. Manufactured by Burdett, Smith & Co., Troy, New York, And
34 River St., Chicago, Ill.
|
|
Gift of David Doret. |
| Subject |
Burdett, Smith, & Co. |
|
African American families -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Courtship. |
|
Racism in popular culture. |
|
Stove industry -- New York -- Troy. |
| Genre |
Chromolithographs. -- 1870-1880. |
|
Trade cards. -- 1870-1880. |
| Printer |
Rendtorff, Herman, 1843-1918, distributor. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Goldman Trade Card Collection - Rendtorff [P.2017.95.148] |
| Accession number |
P.2017.95.148 |
