Details
Title The School Mistress.
Publisher [S.l. : s.n.]
Date [between 1840 and 1880?]
Description The school mistress holds a book marked "abc a" in front of a group of children. She has pointed features and an enlongated neck. The "Bad One" refers to the devil.
Notes Text: Gracious! what your husband would be! / If you only had one!--- / But before that ever could be, / You will see the Bad One! / That you're striking none can doubt, / Not the silliest scholars--- / For in school, when you're about, / Crackee! how they hol-lers!
Genre Caricatures and cartoons.
Comic valentines.
Subject American wit and humor.
Women teachers -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Devil -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Corporal punishment of children -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Single women -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Has format TMP.objres.429.jpg
Provenance McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Identifier Comic Valentines, 9.28