If my passion I ever declare.
American wit and humor.
Clothing and dress -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Pride and vanity -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Crinolines -- Caricatures and cartoons.
An elaborately dressed woman holds the folds of her skirt. Her shoes and crinoline are visible beneath the skirt.
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.
Cf. Valentines 15.13, 15.15, 15.16.
Provenance: Helfand, William H..
[S.l. : s.n.]
[between 1840 and 1880?]
Caricatures and cartoons.
Comic valentines.
digitool:77712
Comic Valentines, 15.14