-40%
Black Suffrage - Irish Catholic Woman Looks Down on Genteel Black Woman Cartoon
$ 34.32
- Description
- Size Guide
Description
Antique Print DescriptionDetails:
Title:
Holy Horror of Mrs. McCaffraty in a Washington City Street Passenger Car
Type:
Original Antique Wood Engraved Print
Publication:
Harper's Weekly Newspaper
Date:
1866
Caption:
Mr. McCaffraty Voted
against
Negro
Suffrage
.
Grade:
General age related toning. Free of tears and stains.
Size:
5" x 5" on full dated page of classified ads.
Item Description:
Offered here is an original antique wood engraved print published in Harper's Weekly Newspaper (1866). It measures 5" x 5" on full dated page of classified ads, perfect for framing.
In this cartoon, the black woman on the right is depicted as a lady of beauty, refinement, and wealth (or at least middle-class respectability). On the left, the Irish-American woman (safely assumed to be Catholic) is stereotyped with simian features and working-class attire. A servant or housewife, Mrs. McCaffraty has been to the market to purchase fresh produce and fish. Her basket also holds two bottles of alcohol, frequently associated with Irish-Catholics. The bracketed remark lets viewers know that she represents the type of disreputable person who opposes black manhood suffrage. "Harpweek"
At over one hundred fifty years old, this engaging original print is highly displayable. Antiqueprintopia only sells original antique prints and they always come with a
100% Satisfaction Guarantee.
inkfrog terapeak