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Quartettes
Title
Quartettes.
Production
Great Britain, circa 1860?
Physical Description
53 cards (rectos only) ; 92 mm.
Language
English
Notes
In English.
Summary
Set of 53 pen-and-ink and watercolor comic cards, with a decorative title card reading "Quartettes". Consists of depictions of trades people and their families, caricatured with common social and racial stereotypes. A standard set consists of the tradesman head of household, with separate cards for his wife, son, and daughter; in most cases the remainder of the family is depicted in domestic settings. Some of the sets lack all members of the family, while other sets have multiples of several family members, with variations of the same illustration. All of the cards are captioned and are in full pen-and-ink and watercolor. None is signed or dated, and no order is implied.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
May 27, 2009
Contents
Major Lion
Mr Rinderpest Chalks, the milkman
Mr Yellow Ochre Daubit, the painter
Mr Gobble Graymalkin, the ratcatcher
Squire Ride-away Alworthy
Doctor Salts and Senna Pillbox
Herr Von Guterschnapps, the juggler
Mr Ching Chow Chung, the tea merchant
Mr Chisel Chips Sawyer, the carpenter
Massa Pompey Cuff
Mr Hookit Bluebottle, the policeman.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Caricatures.
Ethnic stereotypes.
Ink drawings.
Watercolors.
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