A Faded Flower. American wit and humor. Single women -- Caricatures and cartoons. Aging -- Caricatures and cartoons. A frowning woman wears a yellow gown and holds a small parasol. Text: Full many a fair flower, not half so fair as you, / Has been plucked in early springtime, when fresh with morning's dew, / And you alone, neglected, have been carelessly passed by, / And now, when old and faded, you are left to droop and die. Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. [S.l. : s.n.] [between 1840 and 1880?] Caricatures and cartoons. Comic valentines. digitool:5774 Comic Valentines, 3.43