"Is Miss Dinah at home?" / Chas. Hunt, sc.
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- Title
- "Is Miss Dinah at home?" / Chas. Hunt, sc.
- Alternate Title
- Series title: Life in Philadelphia
- Date
- [183-?]
- Notes
- Derogatory depiction of a well-dressed African American man with a bright green waistcoat, top hat, and walking cane calling upon "Miss Dinah" outside of her basement apartment. Her African American maid stands at the open cellar doors and informs the suitor that Miss Dinah is "bery petickly engaged in washing de dishes." She holds out a silver tray to collect the man's calling card.
- Inscribed in upper right corner: Plate 11.
- Names and Subjects
- African Americans--Caricatures and cartoons.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- Social classes--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--19th century.
- Courtship.
- Clothing and dress--1830-1840.
- Ethnic stereotypes--1830-1840.
- Prints shelf.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations.
- Isaacs, Harrison,--publisher.
- ID
- 933
- Barcode
- B5265362
- Physical Description
- 1 print : aquatint, hand-colored ; plate mark 22.3 x 17.6 cm, on sheet 35.1 x 26.5 cm.
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2016-08-12 00:18:38
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- Collection
- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 3652 x 4223
- File Size
- 657 KB
- Record
- 933
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""Is Miss Dinah at home?" / Chas. Hunt, sc.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-933/wcl001027. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 05, 2024.