| Title |
The Politician. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
The politician stands next to two men in blue jackets. He yells and holds his fist up, while one man writes and the other
man looks to the side. "Butter" here means to trick or defraud.
|
| Notes |
Text: Strange what fools men will make of themselves, / For the sake of political sway; / And stranger still, that a man who
delves, / Will condescend to butter his way.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Politicians -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.380.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 8.29 |
