Ceres, Goddess of Agriculture, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 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
63.350.216.188.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *Ceres, Goddess of*, a charming chromolithograph from the *Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans* series (N188), issued by Wm. S. Kimball Co. in 1889. Produced by the skilled Ketterlinus Lith Company, this petite print (just 2¾ × 1½ inches) captures the Roman goddess Ceres—equivalent to the Greek Demeter—symbolizing fertility, harvest, and abundance. Likely distributed as a collectible insert in tobacco products, it reflects the era's popular trend of using classical mythology to allure consumers and spark collecting fervor. Chromolith...
About the Artist
Ketterlinus Lithography Company|William S. Kimball & Company ( |American) · |1850 – |1950
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania