A bog-trotting flirt.

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Title: A bog-trotting flirt.
Date: [184-?]
Notes: Caricature of woman in elaborate hat, large hoop earrings, and muff.; Text beneath title: You walk the streets so natty and you put on Yankee airs, / But still you used to drive the pigs to all the Irish fairs. / If you had a black face, what, with your big feet and your mouth, / We'd take you for a darkey-belle, just come here from the South. / Instead of buying bargains, buy a dust-pan and a broom, / Then go to your little garret, and try to clean your room.
Names and Subjects: Caricatures and cartoons--United States.; Ethnic stereotypes--1840-1850.; Poetry--1840-1850.; Vinegar valentines.; Prints shelf.
Genre: Satires (Visual works) 1840-1850.; Lithographs Color 1840-1850.
ID: 9058
Barcode: B5235795
Physical Description: 1 print : lithograph, color ; 24.3 x 17.6 cm
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2022-03-04 15:05:49

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Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Image Size: 5280 x 5980
File Size: 1 MB
Record: 9058
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-9058/wcl009133

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Full citation: "A bog-trotting flirt.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-9058/wcl009133. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. July 10, 2025.