To a schoolteacher who is not a beauty.

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Title: To a schoolteacher who is not a beauty.
Date: [184-?]
Notes: Woman with an exaggerated overbite sits in profile in front of a blackboard reading a book. Sign on the wall behind her, "The scholars must kiss the teacher 3 times a day."; Text beneath title: When your pupils merit punishment, Miss Schoolma'am, I'd suggest / That to make them kiss their teacher would be quite the very best / The fear of having to press their lips upon that face would cure / The toughest kids of naughtiness, or laziness, I'm sure.
Names and Subjects: Caricatures and cartoons--United States.; Teachers--1840-1850.; Poetry--1840-1850.; Vinegar valentines.; Prints shelf.
Genre: Satires (Visual works) 1840-1850.; Lithographs Color 1840-1850.
ID: 9059
Barcode: B5237133
Physical Description: 1 print : lithograph, color ; 24.1 x 17.8 cm
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2022-03-04 14:40:55

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Collection: William L. Clements Library Image Bank
Image Size: 5312 x 5978
File Size: 2 MB
Record: 9059
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