| Title |
Wet Nurse. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
A man sits on a chair with an infant on his lap. A bowl marked "pap" [i.e., mashed baby food] is on the table next to him,
and the infant reaches for it. The man appears to be changing the baby's diaper.
|
| Notes |
Text: To rock the cradle, make the pap, / Or change the baby's linen, / I plainly see e'er long you'll be, / Much better than
the women.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Nannies -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Child care -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Infants -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Masculinity -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.592.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 12.41 |
