Title |
One of the Upper Ten. |
Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
Description |
A woman walks in front a much smaller man, presumably her servant, who holds a bundle. "Upper Ten" is a term for the wealthy
elite, or "Upper Ten Thousand." The sender mocks the recipient for not marrying.
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Notes |
Text: Though dress'd in ribbons, silks, and laces, / And midst the Upper Ten your place is; / You surely should you silly
elf, / Find some poor man to share your pelf.
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Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Comic valentines. |
Subject |
American wit and humor. |
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Social classes -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Marriage -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Single women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
Has format |
TMP.objres.363.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 8.12 |