Card 11, Billy Edwards, from the Prizefighters series (N269) issued by P. Lorillard Company to promote Mechanics Delight Long Cut Tobacco
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 11/16 × 2 3/8 in. (9.4 × 6 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
63.350.221.269.11
Tags
Art Historical Context
This small trading card from 1887 captures the vibrant world of late-nineteenth-century American popular culture. Issued by the P. Lorillard Company as part of its Prizefighters series (N269) to promote Mechanics Delight Long Cut Tobacco, the commercial color lithograph features the British-born boxer Billy Edwards. Produced by Ballin & Liebler Lithography, the card measures just under four inches tall, a size designed for easy distribution in tobacco packages and for collectors to assemble complete sets. Such ephemera played a significant role in marketing and leisure during the Gilded Age. ...
About the Artist
Ballin & Liebler Lithography|P. Lorillard Company (American| ) · 1760 | –2014 |
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