Title |
Schoolmaster. |
Publisher |
[New York] : H. De Marsan, Publisher of songs, 54 Chatham Street, New-York. |
Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
Description |
The thin schoolmaster sharpens his quill and looks away from the classroom of children. The valentine mocks him for targeting
younger and smaller children because he is afraid of the older, larger ones.
|
Notes |
Text: Oh! Mighty Framer of the youthful mind! Great among the Small ones! / You spank the little ones behind, Afraid to touch
the tall ones; / A sour Curmudgeon, like yourself, You'd better seek in time; / If you don't, you ugly Elf, You'll have have
no Valentine.
|
Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Teachers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Man-woman relationships -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Courage -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
Has format |
TMP.objres.431.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 9.30 |