Grace George in Her Majesty, from the Actresses series (T1), distributed by the American Tobacco Co. to promote Turkish Trophies Cigarettes
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/4 x 6 5/16 in. (21 x 16 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
63.350.241.1.13
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the glittering world of turn-of-the-century American theater, this vibrant commercial color lithograph captures Grace George in her role from the play *Her Majesty*. Produced in 1900 by Frederick Moladore Spie for the American Tobacco Company, it part of the Actresses series (T1), a set of collectible cards inserted into Turkish Trophies Cigarette packs to entice smokers and boost sales. Measuring a compact 8¼ x 6⅜ inches, this ephemera exemplifies the era's innovative marketing, blending celebrity portraits with consumer allure. Lithography, a key printing technique of the time, allowed f...
About the Artist
Frederick Moladore Spiegle|American Tobacco Company · 1865–1942
American, Brooklyn, New York 1865–1942 New York|