Brown Thrasher, from the Song Birds of the World series (N23) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 3.8 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
63.350.201.23.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century ephemera with *Brown Thrasher* from the *Song Birds the World* series (23), issued by Allen & Ginter Cigarettes in 1890. by the lithographic experts George S. Harris &, this tiny commercial color lithograph—measuring just 2¾ x 1½ inches—captures the brown thrasher, a North American songbird with its rich rufous-brown plumage, bold streaks, and alert posture perched amid foliage. These cards were tucked into cigarette packs as promotional inserts, sparking a collecting craze among enthusiasts of all ages during the Gilded Age. Chromolithography, the ...
About the Artist
George S. Harris & Sons|Allen & Ginter (American|American) · | – |
American, Richmond, Virginia|American, Philadelphia