| Title |
Country Pumbkin. |
| Publisher |
[S.l. : s.n.] |
| Date |
[between 1840 and 1880?] |
| Description |
The "country pumbkin" is shown from the waist up. He carries a green pumpkin (or other squash) and wears a green top hat,
blue jacket, and red vest. His mouth is open, either yawning or yelling. "Pumpkin" is a derogatory term for an important person.
|
| Notes |
Text: Oh you poor corn-fed country Elf, / Behold the picture of thyself. / Hither come to make love's vows, / Better stay
at home and feed your cows. / A city life will never do / For a stupid Hound like you, / Go hoe your corn and feed your swine
/ And keep your pumpkin for a Valentine.
|
| Genre |
Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Comic valentines. |
| Subject |
American wit and humor. |
|
Farmers -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Social classes -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
|
Country life -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
| Has format |
TMP.objres.106.jpg |
| Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
| Identifier |
Comic Valentines, 3.6 |
