Actress wearing sailor costume, from the Actresses series (N664) promoting Old Fashion Fine Cut Tobacco

Art Historical Context

Step into the vibrant world of late 19th-century advertising with this charming albumen photograph from the Museum of Art's Jefferson R. Burdick Collection Titled *Actress wearing sailor costume from the Actresses seriesN664) promoting Old Fashion Fine Cut Tobacco this tiny 3 3/8 × 2-inch portrait captures an unidentified actress striking a playful pose in a nautical sailor outfit. Produced between 1888 and 1890, it exemplifies the ephemera of the era—small, collectible images designed to boost tobacco sales. en prints, the dominant photographic medium from the 1850s to 1890s, were made by co...