A calendar top featuring a strong racial prejudice of the day against the Chinese, who were said to eat rats.
Many trade cards of the period illustrate the same theme. Printed by Schumacher & Ettinger of NYC.
A place for show-and-tell, wondering aloud, and wandering the trails of curiosity . . . Comments, corrrections, additional information, fresh insights, other interpretations, more images, or related observations will be welcomed!