Title |
The Harp of Erin |
Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
Description |
An Irish woman wears a cap and has bucked yellow teeth. She holds a toaster rack as if it were a harp. Above her is written
"Harp of Erin," which is a symbol for Ireland. The text suggests that after she sings, the rack/harp will take on new symbolism
as a body, and she'll grill meat on its "buzzum" [i.e., bosom].
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Notes |
Text: Sweet harp of me counthry, in sadness I touch thee, / To strains that are plainitive, though ould as the hills, / And
bime by when me song is sung out, I will clutch thee, / And brile on thy buzzum some beautiful grills!
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Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Comic valentines. |
Subject |
American wit and humor. |
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Irish -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Speech disorders -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Women domestics -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Teeth -- Care and hygeine --Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Accents and accentuation -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
Has format |
TMP.objres.187.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 4.37 |