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Vegetable People

 Series — Box: 31

Scope and Contents

From donor: A special design category, cutting across a wide variety of subjects. Popular from the early days of American trade cards, these caricatures employ the images of vegetables or fruit to which are added arms, legs, and facial features to portray humanlike figures. They remain a favorite of collections.

Dates

  • circa 1850-1900.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

4.2 cubic feet. (4.2 cubic feet)

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
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