A Natural Mistake, from the Snapshots from "Puck" series (N128) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 1/2 × 4 3/16 in. (6.4 × 10.6 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ephemera
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Accession Number
63.350.206.128.9
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *A Natural Mistake*, charming chromolithograph from the 1888 *Snapshots from "Puck"* series (N128). Produced by Knapp & Company for W., Sons & Co., this tiny card—measuring just 2½ × 4⅛ inches—was tucked into packages of Honest Long Cut Tobacco entice smokers and spark collecting fever. Drawing from the satirical humor of *Puck* magazine, it captures a lighthearted billiards mishap among men, poking fun at everyday blunders in a style that blended whimsy with commercial savvy. Chromolithography, the medium here, was a breakthrough t...
About the Artist
Knapp & Company|W. Duke, Sons & Co. (American|American) · |1870 – |1920
American, New York|New York and Durham, N.C.