Caricature self-portrait, etched on copper. Favor for SLC's 67th birthday party guests. For Mr W. M. Laffan.
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Title
Caricature self-portrait, etched on copper. Favor for SLC's 67th birthday party guests. For Mr W. M. Laffan.
Collection
Samuel Langhorne Clemens collection of papers, 1856-1938 (bulk 1870-1938)
Portraits and Pictorial Works
Portraits
Names
Laffan, William M. (Addressee)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1902-11-28
Place: [New York, NY]
Library Location
Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature
Shelf locator: Berg Coll MSS Clemens
Shelf locator: Original Copperplate of self-caricature by Mark Twain
Subjects
Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910
Genres
Notes
Biographical/Historical: The copperplate engravings were party favors for the 53 guests at SLC's 67th birthday, celebrated at the Metropolitan Club, New York, on November 28, 1902.
All had an individual dedication on paper and a leather case with tooled name of recipient.
Ownership: Owen D. Young
Physical Description
Extent: 1 engraving
Copper plate engraving of self-caricature. Signed in normal script "Truly Yours Mark Twain" and with note, also normal script, "N.B. I cannot make a good mouth, therefore leave it out. There is enough without it anyway. Done with the best ink. M. T."
With recess for individual dedication to "William M. Laffan. To the pleasant barrels we've drunk together! Mark Twain"
Accompanied by note, dating from time of sale. 1 leaf.
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Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15893396
Archives ID: 19174
accession number: 191875B
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 75972ab0-0a5e-0130-f87c-58d385a7bbd0
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Date Issued
1902-11-28
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Caricature self-portrait, etched on copper. Favor for SLC's 67th birthday party guests. For Mr W. M. Laffan." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1902. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75972ab0-0a5e-0130-f87c-58d385a7bbd0
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. (1902). Caricature self-portrait, etched on copper. Favor for SLC's 67th birthday party guests. For Mr W. M. Laffan. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75972ab0-0a5e-0130-f87c-58d385a7bbd0
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Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, The New York Public Library. "Caricature self-portrait, etched on copper. Favor for SLC's 67th birthday party guests. For Mr W. M. Laffan." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75972ab0-0a5e-0130-f87c-58d385a7bbd0
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