| Title |
Tailor. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
A tailor sews a jacket, and he has shears and his "goose," or iron, near him. Behind him is a sign that reads " 190/ J. Cabbage/
Tailor." "Cabbage" refers to fabric leftover from making a garment.
|
| Notes |
Text: Pray, good Knight of the shears, my good Mister Cabbage, / Do you look for a wife, in spite of the adage, / That it
takes nine full tailors to make one good man; / Well, I wish you good luck, catch one if you can.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Marriage -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Truthfulness and falsehood -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Tailors -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.484.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 10.33 |
