Caricature called "I hab de honor" (Approx. 1830)

Title

Caricature called "I hab de honor" (Approx. 1830)

Description

This racist caricature forms the basis of two of the figures in the scene of the wallpaper with the African-American figures — the woman wearing the pink dress and her partner. In the color cartoon, the woman's dress is pink.

Source

Emlen, Robert P. “Imagining America in 1834: Zuber’s Scenic Wallpaper ‘Vues d’Amérique Du Nord.’” Winterthur Portfolio 32, no. 2/3 (1997): 189–210.

Date

1830 (Approx.)

Contributor

Lena Bohman

Rights

Rights Status Not Evaluated

Citation

“Caricature called "I hab de honor" (Approx. 1830),” Digital Tours of The Nightingale-Brown House , accessed November 2, 2025, https://cds.library.brown.edu/NBHouse/items/show/12.

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