Trade Card for Wiener the Tailor

This trade card advertises Wiener the Tailor, located at 20 Fulton Street, New York City. The front of the card features a caricature of a Black man playing a mandolin while wearing a large, bright red bow tie. The text “Sweet Violets” appears above the figure in the center of the card, which is framed by a simple black border. The back of the card is blank.

Associated People/Businesses

• Wiener the Tailor
• WIENER

Geography

• New York City

Subjects

• Clothing trade
• Textile industry
• Tailors
• Caricatures and cartoons
• Racism against Black people

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Volume 23, Page 20