A botch tailor.

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Title: A botch tailor.
Date: [184-?]
Notes: Man sits cross-legged, plying needle and thread on a pair of plaid trousers. Signs on wall behind read "Old Misfit," and "Shoddy Suits Made to Order."; Text beneath title: You cross-legged sinner, you botchy old beat, / All that you care for's to cozen and cheat, / Your cloth is all shoddy, and your sewing is such, / That the clothes come to pieces almost at a touch; / The buttons fall off, the colors all fade, / And only fools, more than once, with you would trade.
Names and Subjects: Caricatures and cartoons--United States.; Tailoring--1840-1850.; Tailors--1840-1850.; Poetry--1840-1850.; Vinegar valentines.; Prints shelf.
Genre: Satires (Visual works) 1840-1850.; Lithographs Color 1840-1850.
ID: 9054
Barcode: B5235615
Physical Description: 1 print : lithograph, color ; 24.3 x 17.9 cm
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2022-03-04 15:09:23

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Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Image Size: 5296 x 5992
File Size: 2 MB
Record: 9054
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Full citation: "A botch tailor.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-9054/wcl009129. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. July 14, 2025.