Racist, trade card specimen depicting a caricature of an African American man minstrel playing the flute. Shows the African American man minstrel portrayed with exaggerated features and attired in a hat; a ruffled, white shirt with an oversized collar; a plaid jacket with tails; pants with a black stripe, and black shoes. He sits on a wooden stool and blows on the flute, which he holds up to his mouth in both hands. In front of him is a music stand with sheet music on it., Title devised by cataloger., Date deduced from the visual content., Printed in red ink., Text stamped on recto: No. 478, 4 designs, price $1.55 per 1000., Gift of David Doret.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Misc. 12 [P.2017.95.223]
Die-cut scrap depicting a racist caricature of an African American man minstrel playing the flute. Shows the full-length portrait of the man attired in a brown hat, a white collared shirt with red polka dots, a blue jacket with green plaid cuffs, green plaid pants, and red and black shoes. He smiles at the viewer as he holds a flute in both of his hands., Title supplied by cataloger., Date deduced from the visual content., Gift of David Doret.
Date
[ca. 1890]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Scraps - Scrap 36 [P.2017.95.288]
Racist trade card depicting an African American man minstrel musician to promote laundry soap. Shows the man, in profile, sitting on a stool, his left foot wrapped around its leg, and playing the flute. A music stand with pages of sheet music is visible to the man's left. The man is attired in a minstrel costume, including a white and blue cone-shaped hat, an orange and white plaid jacket with long tails, a white shirt with ruffles, and yellow pants with a blue stripe. Lautz Bros. & Co. was originally founded in 1853 in Buffalo, New York as the Lautz Company by German immigrant Wilhelm Lautz Sr. After his death in 1866, his wife, sons, and grandsons continued to run the firm from Buffalo, New York through the early 20th century., Title from item., Gift of David Doret.
Date
[ca. 1885]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department Goldman Trade Card Collection - Lautz [P.2017.95.104]
