‘Ise gwine for to wushup dat lily kase it sembles me’, one of a set of trade cards inspired by Oscar Wilde’s journey to America in 1882. It features a barefoot African man wearing an oversized shirt and holding a calla lily. Such trade cards were influenced by the Aesthetic Movem
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 | Aesthetic movement (Art) | Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art--19th century
Trade card for Kazine washing powder, for sale by P. Williams & Co., of Taunton, Massachusetts: “All grocers sell Kazine the best and purest washing compound. Presents in every package. Dont fail to try it when next you buy.” Featuring a colour illustration of a male figure weari
Washing powders--Marketing--Massachusetts--Taunton--19th century
‘National aesthetics: Begorra and I belave I am Oscar himsilf’, one of a set of trade cards inspired by Oscar Wilde’s journey to America in 1882. It features an Irishman accompanied by a pig. Such trade cards were influenced by the Aesthetic Movement, Patience [a satirical opera
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 | Aesthetic movement (Art) | Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art--19th century
‘I vas aesthetic aint it’, one of a set of trade cards inspired by Oscar Wilde’s journey to America in 1882. It features a German man, portrayed as a portly, rotund figure, his beer stein containing a calla lily. Such trade cards were influenced by the Aesthetic Movement, Patien
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 | Aesthetic movement (Art) | Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art--19th century
Trade card for Kazine washing powder, for sale by P. Williams & Co., of Taunton, Massachusetts: “All grocers sell Kazine the best and purest washing compound. Presents in every package. Don’t fail to try it when next you buy.” Featuring a colour illustration of a male figure read
Washing powders--Marketing--Massachusetts--Taunton--19th century
‘Mon Dieu I feel utterly too too’, one of a set of trade cards inspired by Oscar Wilde’s journey to America in 1882. It features a Frenchman, dressed in tight pants and a lace shirt; he has a poodle on a leash, and his calla lily rests on a sunflower table mat. Such trade cards w
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900 | Aesthetic movement (Art) | Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art--19th century