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Life in Philadelphia. Plate 13 / Clay fecit. 1829.
1829
Racist caricature depicting a well-dressed African American couple walking hand in hand. The woman asks, "How you like de waltz, Mr. Lorenzo?" He replies "Pon de honour ob a gentleman I tink it vastly indelicate, only fit for de common people!!"
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E-North 38/GC024/19th-Century American Caricatures/Normal/19th c./Caricatures GA 2024.03002
- People
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- Related Name
- Hart, S. (Sarah Stock), 1789-1863
- Language
- English
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Item Summary
Racist caricature depicting a well-dressed African American couple walking hand in hand. The woman asks, "How you like de waltz, Mr. Lorenzo?" He replies "Pon de honour ob a gentleman I tink it vastly indelicate, only fit for de common people!!"
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Life in Philadelphia. Plate 13 / Clay fecit. 1829.
- Call Number
- E-North 38/GC024/19th-Century American Caricatures/Normal/19th c./Caricatures GA 2024.03002
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcnp193p356
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1829
- Extent
- 1 print : etching and engraving, hand-colored ; image and text 18.5 x 15 cm, on sheet 18.5 x 15.9 cm
- Content Warning
- Unspecified
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/a4e41606-aaf0-4074-ae35-599e14c938fd/manifest