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"Bloomers, panties, step-ins, or teddies?"

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)
Date1929
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumink crayon pencil
DimensionsObject: 13 1/8 × 11 1/2 in. (33.3 × 29.2 cm) Sheet: 13 1/8 × 11 1/2 in. (33.3 × 29.2 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1986.559
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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?"
Mary Petty
1928
"That only leaves me ten dollars for the permanent, so hadn't I better take the step-ins?"
"That only leaves me ten dollars for the permanent, so hadn't I better take the step-ins?"
Alan Dunn
1928
"I'm awfully sorry, Teddy - I'm all filled up except for dinner thursday."
"I'm awfully sorry, Teddy - I'm all filled up except for dinner thursday."
Mary Petty
1929
"Here, Pompey, take these meatballs back to the kitchen and tell Lola to step them up with a little shooting sherry."
"Here, Pompey, take these meatballs back to the kitchen and tell Lola to step them up with a little shooting sherry."
Mary Petty
1937
"Oh no, let's eat the caramels now..."
"Oh no, let's eat the caramels now..."
Mary Petty
1928
"Rubbish! Lots of children are unwanted-your father and I didn't want you."
"Rubbish! Lots of children are unwanted-your father and I didn't want you."
Mary Petty
1936
"You see, I can be sure of a life of Lincoln."
"You see, I can be sure of a life of Lincoln."
Mary Petty
1931
"And I want each of you to promise me one thing..."
"And I want each of you to promise me one thing..."
Mary Petty
1927
"I was in the tub when the firemen came..."
"I was in the tub when the firemen came..."
Mary Petty
1931
"She lives on 181st Street, but her roots are in France."
"She lives on 181st Street, but her roots are in France."
Mary Petty
1931
"Personally, madam, I think you'd be more satisfied with the twins."
"Personally, madam, I think you'd be more satisfied with the twins."
Mary Petty
1928
No caption (Woman customer trying on odd hat, salesgirl with rose.)
No caption (Woman customer trying on odd hat, salesgirl with rose.)
Mary Petty
1936
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