Geranium: Recall, from the series Floral Beauties and Language of Flowers (N75) for Duke brand cigarettes
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
63.350.204.75.18
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 1890s advertising with *Geranium: Recall*, delicate chromolithograph from the *Floral Beauties and Language of* series (N75), produced by the Donaldson Brothers for the American Company's Duke brand cigarettes. Measuring just 2¾ × 1½ inches, this tiny print was designed as an insert for cigarette packs, transforming everyday tobacco products into collectible treasures. The image likely pairs a graceful woman with geranium blooms, evoking the Victorian "language of flowers," where geranium symbolized "recall" – a gentle reminder of fond memories or absent loved on...
About the Artist
Donaldson Brothers|American Tobacco Company (American| ) · 1850 | –1870 |
American, New York|