| Title |
Modern Cupid. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
The Modern Cupid is a man with large mutton chops, a beard, and small wings holds a string of hearts. The text suggests that
he has a financial approach to love. The border features matches, a heart-shaped beet, and cherubs playing tennis and tug
o' war. The label on the matchbox reads "Red-headed matches go off easy," and the beet is marked "D.B." [i.e. "dead beat"
or "dead beet"].
|
| Notes |
Text: Cupid in whiskers and all-round collar / Is now a sight of every day, / With hearts for sale, (two for a dollar), /
And sometimes hearts to give away. / He takes his part in every pageant, / Is for his business tact renowned, / Acts as a
matrimonial agent, / And plays the mischief all around.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Cupid (Roman diety) -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Courtship -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Beards -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.310.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 7.9 |
