| Title |
The Mitten. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
The valentine shows a hand holding a large mitten. The phrase "to give the mitten" means to reject romantic partner. |
| Notes |
Text: Now you see how bad you're bitten, / Since I send you, dear, the mitten; / You'll know in the future where your place
is, / And keep to yourself your native graces.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Marriage proposals -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.307.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 7.6 |
