| Title |
The Coquette. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
The valentine shows a large central female figure, the coquette, and two men standing behind her. She smiles and holds her
hands out. The valentine condemns female flirtation and suggests that the outcome will not be marriage.
|
| Notes |
Text: Vain, silly coquette, whose only employ / Is fond loving hearts to offend; / Beware, or ere long the enjoyment will
cloy, / And you'll die an old maid in the end.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Flirting -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Single women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.100.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 2.50 |
