Thomas Nast
Only a Mistake in the Court

ArtistAmerican, 1840–1902
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Only a Mistake in the Court
DateMay 2, 1885
Printed inUnited States
MediumWood engraving on newsprint
DimensionsPlate: 10 1/4 × 9 1/4 in. (26 × 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 16 1/2 × 11 9/16 in. (41.9 × 29.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Thomas Nast Graphics
Object number89.758.1
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1989; given to MFAH, 1989.
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printed on the plate lower left: Th.Nast.

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Wood engraving on newsprint
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.A:  A Boy-Cott Is a Red Hot Bed of Rebellion against Our American Institutions
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May 1, 1886
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Too Heavy a Load for the Trades-Unions
Thomas Nast
May 15, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
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.A:  Highway Boycotting
Thomas Nast
May 8, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A:  Between Two Fires
Thomas Nast
May 22, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A:  The Chinese Puzzled
Thomas Nast
May 15, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
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.A:  When His Skin Is Not in Danger
Thomas Nast
May 22, 1886
Wood engravings on newsprint
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Roman Catholics Disgracing Themselves
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May 7, 1870
Wood engraving on newsprint
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May 1, 1886
Wood engraving on newsprint
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