Title |
To a Vain Old Maid. |
Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
Description |
A woman in a low-cut gown looks in the mirror. Her cheeks have rouge on them, and she holds a pot. Another woman stands behind
her.
|
Notes |
Text: THE glass grows hateful to your sight, / For it tells you truly you're a perfect fright; / All the arts that ever you
can make or try, / Will fail to add lustre to your eye. / In vain you may try with pastes and cream, / To smooth your skin
or hide its seams; / Old maid, with all the art of borrowed charms, / You cannot catch a young man in your arms.
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Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
Subject |
Pride and vanity -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Single women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
American wit and humor. |
|
Single people. |
|
Queer history. |
Has format |
TMP.objres.546.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 11.45 |