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Ah! now I well know what it was that I smelt,
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William H. Helfand Comic Valentine Collection
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Title
Ah! now I well know what it was that I smelt,
Publisher
[S.l.: s.n.]
Date
[between 1840 and 1880?]
Description
The ugly hatter stands at a table ironing top hats. "Gossamer" refers to the shellacked muslin pieces that shaped silk hats. "Swipes" is slang for copious drinking, and "logwood" is a type of dye. "Judy" is slang for a ridiculous woman, and the sender suggests that the recipient could only marry such a woman.
Notes
Text: Ah! now I well know what it was that I smelt, / It was the bottle-nosed, rabbit-mouthed dealer in felt. / Mother Judy might marry such a fellow, but I-- / Detest such a dabbler in logwood and dye, / Though your head is so big-- 'tis of gossamer rig-- / All bloated and puffed, like a measly pig, / Beastly swiller of swipes-- what a picture is thine-- / Bad luck to the girl who is your Valentine.
See similar print, A Hatter, Comic Valentines, 4.40
Genre
Caricatures and cartoons.
Comic valentines.
Subject
American wit and humor.
Millinery -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Is part of
William H. Helfand Comic Valentine Collection
Provenance
Helfand, William H.
Identifier
Comic Valentines, 14.1 [P.2007.42.1]
In Collections
William H. Helfand Comic Valentine Collection
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