Egyptian, Girl of Cairo, from Types of Nationalities (N240) issued by Kinney Bros.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet (Folded): 2 11/16 × 1 7/16 in. (6.8 × 3.7 cm) Sheet (Unfolded): 6 7/8 × 1 7/16 in. (17.4 × 3.7 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
Burdick 218, N240.13
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *Egyptian, Girl of Cairo*, a charming commercial color lithograph from the *Types of Nationalities* series (N240), issued by the Kinney Brothers Company in 1890 This petite print, measuring just 6 7/8 × 1 7/16 inches when unfolded, captures the profile of a young woman in traditional attire, evoking the allure of Cairo during an era of Western fascination with Egypt's ancient mysteries and modern life. Part of a popular set of trading cards inserted into tobacco products, it reflects how everyday commerce fueled collecting hobbies am...
About the Artist
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company · 1869–2011
**Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company (1869–2011)** Founded around 1869 by Francis Sherwood Kinney in New York City, the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company quickly rose to prominence in the burgeoning American cigarette industry. Francis, a pioneering tobacco manufacturer, experimented with hand-rolled cigarettes using blends of Turkish and Virginia tobacco, scaling to mass production by employing Europ...