English Girl, 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, N240.16
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 1890s advertising with *English Girl, from Types of NationalitiesN240)*, a charming commercial color lithograph produced by the Kinney Brothers Company. This petite print, measuring just 2 11/16 × 1 7/16 inches when folded, was designed to tuck neatly into cigarette packs as part of a popular collectible card series. during a boom in tobacco marketing, these cards captivated smokers and collectors alike, turning everyday purchases into a treasure hunt of global imagery. Chromolithography, the medium here, allowed for vivid, mass-produced color that mimicked fine...
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...