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"Please wrap it as a gift."

Artist Mary Petty (American, 1899 - 1976)
Date1938
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon ink
DimensionsObject: 12 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (32.7 × 27.7 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1969.982
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"Please don't bite your nails, dear. You're all I have left."
"Please don't bite your nails, dear. You're all I have left."
Mary Petty
1931
No caption (Woman smelling flowers with sign Please do not Handle.)
No caption (Woman smelling flowers with sign Please do not Handle.)
Mary Petty
1934
"Go right on talking, please. I can't find the buzzer."
"Go right on talking, please. I can't find the buzzer."
Mary Petty
1938
"By George, you've got to hand it to him. This really wraps it up!"
"By George, you've got to hand it to him. This really wraps it up!"
Alan Dunn
1953
"Oh no, let's eat the caramels now..."
"Oh no, let's eat the caramels now..."
Mary Petty
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
"What's he got - an awfice?"
"What's he got - an awfice?"
Mary Petty
1928
"Look how fast they go! I guess they're not a student tour like we are."
"Look how fast they go! I guess they're not a student tour like we are."
Mary Petty
1930
"Gee, Pauline, but I miss the awfice!"
"Gee, Pauline, but I miss the awfice!"
Mary Petty
1929
"Diane, darling, you're the first experience in my life since the Black Tom disaster."
"Diane, darling, you're the first experience in my life since the Black Tom disaster."
Mary Petty
1930
"The buyer will be right down to interpret it for you."
"The buyer will be right down to interpret it for you."
Mary Petty
1936
"Go right on with your Fourth Dynasty, dear - I just dropped down to say Happy New Year."
"Go right on with your Fourth Dynasty, dear - I just dropped down to say Happy New Year."
Mary Petty
1955
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