Fatal Mistake (4)

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A cat crazed with pain bursts out of a door, knocking over the tray carried by a footman

The fatal mistake—Part four.

Artist

Name:: Frost, Arthur Burdett
Dates:: 1851-1928
Country:: US

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: California Digital Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Stuff and nonsense
Author:: Frost, Arthur Burdett
Publisher:: New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1884
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A cat, crazed with pain, bursts out of a door, knocking over a tray carried by a footman, who is depicted as a person of color in a manner that reflects the racial attitudes and stereotypes of the time.

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