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Twould be a rather serious joke,
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Title
Twould be a rather serious joke,
Publisher
[New York] : N.Y. Union Valentine Co., 134 Wm. St.
Date
[between 1840 and 1880?]
Description
A man ice skates surrounded by a cloud of a smoke from his pipe.
Notes
Text: 'Twould be a rather serious joke, / And break the heart so fondly thine, / If all your vows should end in SMOKE, / 'Twere made on ice, my Valentine.
Genre
Caricatures and cartoons.
Comic valentines.
Subject
American wit and humor.
Ice skating -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Pipe smoking -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Has format
TMP.objres.569.jpg
Provenance
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Identifier
Comic Valentines, 12.18
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Comic Valentine Collection
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