E.J. Delehanty, Left Field, Philadelphia, from Mayo's Cut Plug Baseball series (N300)
Medium
Commercial lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 13/16 × 1 5/8 in. (7.2 × 4.1 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
Burdick 222, N300.39
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the bustling world of 1890s America with *E.J. Delehanty, Left Field, Philadelphia a vibrant commercial lithograph from P.H. Mayo & Brother Mayo's Cut Plug Baseball seriesN300), produced in Richmond, Virginia, in 1895. This print, measuring just 2 13/16 × 1 5/8 inches, captures the likeness of Ed "E.J." Delehanty, a star left fielder for the Phillies, in a style typical of early baseball trading cards. Tucked into packs of chewing tobacco, these ephemera were clever marketing tools that fueled the growing passion for America's pastime. Lithography, a revolutionary printing technique...