| Title |
Dress Maker. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
The valentine shows a woman sewing a dress. Both the woman's dress and the one she sews have red bodices and yellow skirts,
but the one she sews has a lower neckline and shorter sleeves. The sender mocks the recipient for her status as a single woman.
|
| Notes |
Text: My ugly old maid, how sad is your lot, / To work on some fine wedding gown, / And know all the while, live as long as
you may, / You'll never have one of your own.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Women dressmakers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Single women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Wedding costume -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.128.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 3.28 |
