"Oh Ruth, lay out my Elk's tooth too, will you?"

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"Oh Ruth, lay out my Elk's tooth too, will you?"

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)

Date1929

ClassificationsCartoon

Mediumcrayon pencil

DimensionsObject: 9 1/4 × 7 11/16 in. (23.5 × 19.5 cm) Sheet: 11 1/2 × 9 3/16 in. (29.2 × 23.4 cm)

Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest

Object number1986.291

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"Oh Mr. Havemeyer, will you sign for this pair of bloomers going to Southampton?"

"Oh Mr. Havemeyer, will you sign for this pair of bloomers going to Southampton?"

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"I've a rousing appetite for lunch; haven't you, Mother? What'll it be - Oh Henry, Baby Ruth, Goobers, or a Krimpy Roll?"

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"Oh no, let's eat the caramels now..."

"Oh no, let's eat the caramels now..."

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1928

"Oh Ethel, throw me down a 'Cardinal's Mistress'."

"Oh Ethel, throw me down a 'Cardinal's Mistress'."

Mary Petty

1928

"So nice to see you Alicia. I've had you on my bring-up file all spring."

"So nice to see you Alicia. I've had you on my bring-up file all spring."

Mary Petty

1939

"I'd love to visit with you but I'm on my way to discuss 'Strange Interlude'."

"I'd love to visit with you but I'm on my way to discuss 'Strange Interlude'."

Mary Petty

1928

"I don't say I don't like it, my dear, even if you do look kind of buttony."

"I don't say I don't like it, my dear, even if you do look kind of buttony."

Mary Petty

1933

"I've had you in the back of my head since 1905, Miss Greenleaf."

"I've had you in the back of my head since 1905, Miss Greenleaf."

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1934

"Remind me to give you my emergency telephone number."

"Remind me to give you my emergency telephone number."

Mary Petty

1932

"If the dress is too sombre, we can pep it up with a clerical bib."

"If the dress is too sombre, we can pep it up with a clerical bib."

Mary Petty

1934

"Aren't these too sheer for a Colonial Dame?"

"Aren't these too sheer for a Colonial Dame?"

Mary Petty

1940

"Of course, it's none of my business."

"Of course, it's none of my business."

Mary Petty

1933

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