American Partridge, from the Game Birds series (N13) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 1 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 7 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
63.350.201.13.4
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of19th-century advertising with *American Partridge* from Allen & Ginter's Game series (N13), a tiny chromolithograph produced in 1889. This pocket-sized card (just 1 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches) was tucked into cigarette packs by the innovative tobacco firm Allen & Ginter, alongside printers George S. Harris & Sons Part of a popular set celebrating North American game birds—and hinting at rabbits in its imagery—these inserts fueled a collecting craze among smokers and enthusiasts alike. Chromolithography, the medium here, revolutionized commercial printing with its ability...
About the Artist
George S. Harris & Sons|Allen & Ginter (American|American) · | – |
American, Richmond, Virginia|American, Philadelphia