A black tea party / W. Summers, del. ; Hunt, sc.
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- Title
- A black tea party / W. Summers, del. ; Hunt, sc.
- Alternate Title
- Series title: Life in Philadelphia
- Date
- [183-?]
- Notes
- Derogatory print depicting an African American tea party hosted by "Mr. Ludovico" and "Miss Rosabella." To the right of a table, Miss Rosabella pours steaming hot tea into a cup which tips over and spills onto a startled black cat on the floor. To her right, Mr. Ludovico attends to the needs of Miss Araminta who protests his taking the trouble. Next to them, a guest asks for "anoder cup" of tea. An African American servant and the other guests, a mother holding her baby and her small son, observe and comment about the spilled tea on the cat.
- Names and Subjects
- African Americans--Caricatures and cartoons.
- African Americans--Social conditions.
- Social classes--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century.
- Clothing and dress--1830-1840.
- Tea parties--1830-1840.
- Ethnic stereotypes--1830-1840.
- Pets--1830-1840.
- Cats--1830-1840.
- Prints shelf.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--Race relations.
- Summers, W.--(William),--1816-1880,--artist.
- Isaacs, W. H.,--publisher.
- ID
- 939
- Barcode
- B5265305
- Physical Description
- 1 print : aquatint ; plate mark 22.4 x 26.8 cm, on sheet 27.6 x 38.1 cm.
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2016-08-12 00:18:08
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- William L. Clements Library Image Bank
- Image Size
- 4595 x 3652
- File Size
- 854 KB
- Record
- 939
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"A black tea party / W. Summers, del. ; Hunt, sc.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-939/wcl001033. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. April 25, 2024.