Title |
Miser. |
Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
Description |
The miser is thin with pointed features. He pushes coins into a pile and holds a bag. A small dog stands in front of his table. |
Notes |
Text: You starve your own body, and would if you wed, / Dress your wife in but rags, all the while, / The whole of your care,
through your miserly life, / Is to add a few cents to your pile.
|
Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Misers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Leanness -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
Has format |
TMP.objres.280.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 6.30 |