Fanny Rice, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes
Medium
Albumen photograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (6.4 × 3.7 cm)
Classification
Photographs|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
63.350.220.245.1532
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 1890s Americana with *Fanny Rice, from Actresses series (N)*, a petite albumen photograph produced by the Kinney Brothers Company to promote their popular Sweet Caporal Cigarettes Measuring just 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 inches, this delicate profile portrait captures the poised elegance of actress Fanny Rice, one of many glamorous performers featured in the series. Albumen prints, made by coating paper with egg whites and silver salts for sharp detail and warm tones, were the gold standard for photography in the late 19th century, making these cards both visually striking ...
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...