Capitol of Nevada in Carson City, from the General Government and State Capitol Buildings series (N14) 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
63.350.201.14.47
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the world of 19th-century with this petite chromolithograph, *itol of Nevada in Carson*, from Allen & G's *General Government and Capitol Buildings* series (N14). Produced in 1889 by The Gast Lithograph & Engraving Company, this 1 1/2 x 2 3/4-inch card captures the modest yet proud Nevada State Capitol in Carson City, a symbol of the Silver State's young government amid its booming mining era. Part of a popular insert series for cigarette packs, these cards turned everyday tobacco purchases into collectible treasures. Chromolithography, the era's cutting-edge color printing techniqu...
About the Artist
Allen & Ginter|The Gast Lithograph & Engraving Company
Allen & Ginter, the pioneering American tobacco firm based in Richmond, Virginia, emerged around 1880 from the partnership of John F. Allen and Lewis Ginter, evolving from Allen's earlier John F. Allen & Company. Allen retired in 1882, succeeded by John Pope, yet the brand endured under Ginter's leadership, employing over 1,100 workers—mostly women—for hand-rolled cigarettes by 1886. Ginter, a Dut...