A Short History of General Wade Hampton, from the Histories of Generals series (N114) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Smoking and Chewing Tobacco
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.7 × 6.4 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
63.350.206.114.170
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century American advertising with *A Short History of General Hampton*, a petite commercial color lithograph from1888. Produced by & Company for W. Duke, Sons & Co this card belongs to the *Histories of Generals series (N114), to promote "Honest Long Cut Smoking andwing Tobacco." Measuring just 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 inches, it was designed as collectible ephemera—, colorful inserts tucked into tobacco packages to captivate consumers and build brand loyalty. The portrait honors Wade Hampton III, a prominent Confederate general during the Civil War, whose legacy as ...
About the Artist
Knapp & Company|W. Duke, Sons & Co. (American|American) · |1870 – |1920
American, New York|New York and Durham, N.C.