If my passion I ever declare. American wit and humor. Clothing and dress -- Caricatures and cartoons. Crinolines -- Caricatures and cartoons. Pride and vanity -- Caricatures and cartoons. A woman wearing a flowered bonnet holds a fold of her dress in her hand. Her shoes, undergarments and crinoline are visible below her dress. Text: If my passion I ever declare, / Your heart I should like to possess; / But alas! You’ve so little to spare, / All being devoted to dress. Provenance: Helfand, William H.. [S.l. : s.n.] [between 1840 and 1880?] Caricatures and cartoons. Comic valentines. digitool:77710 Comic Valentines, 15.13