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Title Savage by nature, and savage by looks,
Publisher [S.l. : s.n.]
Date [not before 1857]
Description The valentine shows a darkened man with facial hair, yellow legs that may be socks, and caucasian features. He wears a red loin cloth and carries a small ax. Nena Sahib played a prominent role in the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, and the valentine uses racist and Orientalist references to critique the recipient's behavior and appearance.
Notes Text: Savage by nature, and savage by looks, / You scare chambermaids and frighten the cooks. / What a fate is hers that is linked to thine! / I'd rather have Nena Sahib for my Valentine.
Genre Caricatures and cartoons.
Comic valentines.
Subject American wit and humor.
Nana Sahib, 1820?-1859? -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Orientalism -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Etiquette for men -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Has format TMP.objres.425.jpg
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Identifier Comic Valentines, 9.24