| Title |
A Book-Keeper. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
The short book-keeper stands at a large desk. He holds a quill in front of a book. He resembles a horse and wears a patterned
jacket, tie, and striped pants, which suggests that he is a dandy. The sender accuses the recipient of dishonesty.
|
| Notes |
Text: You do not cast your figures right, / And false entries, 'tis said you make; / Some day your sins will come to light,
/ And another man your place will take.
|
|
Cf. 2.5. |
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Bookkeepers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Dandies -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Truthfulness and falsehood -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.54.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 2.4 |
