Title |
The Music Teacher. |
Publisher |
[New York] : H. De Marsan, Publisher, 54 Chatham Street, N.Y. |
Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
Description |
The music teacher holds a piece of music and has her mouth open wide for singing. The sender mocks the recipient's appearance
while performing.
|
Notes |
Text: You play and sign with exquisite skill, / And practice arts intended to "kill;" / Yet such expressions give to your
face, / The effect is lost by lack of grace.
|
Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Women music teachers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
Has format |
TMP.objres.311.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 7.10 |