Gran bola de garbanceras--que por ser muy pretenciosas, se volveran calaveras repodridas y apestosas

Broadside, on recto, shows skeletons purchasing such items as candles and sugar skulls for the Day of the Dead celebration. A female skeleton carrying a skull and a male skeleton carrying a basket face each other lower left and lower right. The text, in verse, jokes about the graces of serving maids who are not to be trusted with one's love. On the verso, are four skeletons, two (male and female) in fancy dress and two others (male and femaile) in simple clothing. The verso text conveys a calavera in verse directed at "catrinas" and "catrines" (fancy ladies and dandies), saying no matter how well groomed they may be they will all wind up in hell. Also on the verso there is a short calavera verse titled "Epitaphs." This broadside is similar to PGA - Vanegas, no. 93, except 93 is printed on fuschia ground wood paper and has different borders and headline fonts.
México. Imprenta de Antonio Vanegas Arroyo, Calle de Santa Teresa Núm, 1.
For use of this image on a different broadside, see PGA - Vanegas, no. 92.
Images attributed to J. Cortes.
Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1977; (DLC/PP-1977:215.537).
Forms part of: Caroline and Erwin Swann collection of caricature and cartoon (Library of Congress).