| Title |
The Belle. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
The belle wears a red shawl and skirt with furbelows. She carries a tiny parasol, as large umbrellas were unfashionable.
The valentine criticizes the belle for being too talkative.
|
| Notes |
Text: Though beautiful, and formed to please, / Fair, witty, charming, gay, and young,/ I can't forget while thus I gaze,/
That every bell must have a tongue.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Fashion -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Oral communication -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.42.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 1.42 |
