Title |
The Bride. |
Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
Description |
The bride wears a dress with a red bodice and yellow skirt, a white veil, and a pair of earrings. She holds a sheet of paper
that says "Marriage certificate." She smiles, and has crossed eyes. The pictures suggests that she has limited intelligence
and mocks her pride in her marriage.
|
Notes |
Text: Now you are wedded! and happy too, / Then let the world deride, / The dirty scamp who would attempt, / To slander, such
a bride.
|
Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Women -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Intellect -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Brides -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
Has format |
TMP.objres.62.jpg |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 2.12 |