Dat is bery fine, Mr. Mortimer--you sing quite con a moor, as de Italians say!!" / C. Hunt, sc
Derogatory depiction of an African American couple singing and playing guitar in a parlor. "Mr. Mortimer," in a blue coat and tails, stands with one hand on his heart and with his other holding a sheet of music as he sings a love song. The woman is seated and plays a guitar. She wears a large white bonnet garrishly decorated with pink ribbons and a yellow dress with puffy long sleeves. Lyrics to "Mr. Mortimer's" song printed below image.; Inscribed in upper left corner: Pl. 2.
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