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The End of Old Maids.
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Title
The End of Old Maids.
Publisher
[S.l. : s.n.]
Date
[between 1840 and 1880?]
Description
The valentine shows the Devil holding a pitchfork with a woman on the top over a fire. The devil has hairy legs, cloven feet, and four points on his head. The valentine suggests that the "old maid" is damned for failing to marry and procreate.
Notes
Text: Oh! what a very sorry sight it is, / To see an aged lady still a Miss, / To know that single she must live and work, / And in the end be toasted on a fork.
Genre
Caricatures and cartoons.
Comic valentines.
Subject
Single women -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Hell -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Devil -- Caricatures and cartoons.
American wit and humor.
Single people.
Queer history.
Has format
TMP.objres.135.jpg
Provenance
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Identifier
Comic Valentines, 3.35
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Comic Valentine Collection
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