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“Fair dame, your fishey portrait here you see, / One of the Codfish Aristocra-she”

It’s #FishyFriday! As evidenced in this image, no one was safe from ridicule by 19th century comic valentines. “Cod-fish aristocracy” was a derogatory term for New Englanders whose family wealth originated in maritime businesses.

One of the Codfish Aristocracy. [New York] : J. Wrigley Publisher, 27 Chatham Street, N.Y.  [between 1840 and 1880?] 

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