Actress wearing green cloth turban, from Stars of the Stage, Third Series (N131) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 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
63.350.207.131.12
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 1890s American advertising with *Actress wearing green cloth turban*, a charming commercial color lithograph from the *Stars of the Stage, Series* (N131). Issued by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote their Honest Long Cut Tobacco, this petite print (just 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 inches) captures a poised actress in exotic attire, emblematic of the era's fascination with theater stars. Produced around 1891–92 and printed by Joseph P. Knapp, it exemplifies chromolithography—a revolutionary technique that allowed for vivid, multi-color reproductions at scale, making high-quality i...
About the Artist
Joseph P. Knapp|W. Duke, Sons & Co.|American Tobacco Company (American|American| ) · 1870 | | –1920 | |
New York and Durham, N.C.|American, New York|