| Contributor |
Milton, John, 1608-1674. Allegro. |
| Title |
All for Balls and Dress. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
A dancing woman wears a veil and a brightly colored gown. The first line of the verse alludes to Milton's L'Allegro (1645)
and refers to dancing. She wears a necklace and bracelet.
|
| Notes |
Text: To trip it on the light fantastic toe-- / To every ball and rout you wish to go; / Your only loves, my charmer, now
confess, / Are but the loves of balls and loves of dress.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Balls (Parties) -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Clothing and dress -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.7.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 1.7 |
