| Title |
Lounger. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
The valentine shows a man with a waxed moustache, glasses, and a top hat. He stands in front of a man and woman. The valentine
mocks the lounger for his unattractive idleness, superficial criticism of others, and transparent attempts to be near women.
|
| Notes |
Text: Lounger! ambling 'round the places / Where the ladies congregate, / Critic of their forms and faces; / By them despised,
you silly pate.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Laziness -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Man-woman relationships -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Slackers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.255.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 6.5 |
