| Title |
Hatter. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
The hatter has a small body, pointed ears, and enlarged head, which the text mocks. He holds a large hat in front of a box
that reads "Gossamers 419." "Gossamer" refers to the shellacked muslin pieces that shaped silk hats. There is an iron on
top of it.
|
| Notes |
Text: So proud of your flimsy stuff, / A sun and rain shed; / Go, make one hat big enough / To hide your own head. |
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Millinery -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Head -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.189.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 4.39 |
