Title |
The Extravagant Woman. |
Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
Description |
A woman sits in front of a counter with bolts of fabric on it. She wears a bonnet, shawl, and dress with furbelows. A clerk
holds up fabric behind the counter. The valentine urges the woman to restrain her spending.
|
Notes |
Text: Vain, prodigal woman, in jewels and dress, / Your delight is your money to spend, / But remember this, though your purse
may be long, / It sometime must come to an end.
|
Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Consumption (Economic) -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
Has format |
TMP.objres.142.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 3.42 |