Burns, 3rd Base, Chicago, from the Gold Coin series (N284) for Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco
Medium
Commercial color lithograph reproducing drawing
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 1/16 x 1 3/4 in. (7.7 x 4.5 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
63.350.222.284.107
Tags
Art Historical Context
This charming 1887 colorograph, titled “Burn, 3rd, Chicago,” belongs to Gold Coin series (284) issued by D. Buchner Co. of New York promote its chewing tobacco Measuring just over three by one-and-three-quarters inches, card reproduces a drawn portrait of the Chicago White Stockings third in his striped uniform, complete with small advertisement on the reverse Produced by commercial lithography such cards were among the mass-market collectibles, into packages of tobacco as marketing tools and miniatureakes for fans. In 1880s baseball’s growing popularity made ideal spokesmen for everyday prod...
About the Artist
D. Buchner & Co., New York · 1850–1900
D. Buchner & Co. was a New York-based tobacco manufacturer prominent in the American market during the 1880s, best known today for its Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco brand and the vivid trade cards the company inserted into its product packaging to drive consumer loyalty. The firm was one of numerous tobacco companies that, during the boom years of American commercial printing, recognized the marketing...