Hand mirror with woman in floral hat with blue ribbont, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 3/16 × 2 5/16 in. (10.7 × 5.9 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
63.350.206.122.12
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with this charming *Hand mirror with woman in floral hat with ribbon*, a commercial color lithograph from Gail & Ax Tobacco's Novelties series (N122). Issued in 1889 to promote their Long Cut tobacco, this petite print—measuring just 4 3/16 × 2 5/16 inches—was likely tucked into cigarette packages as a collectible novelty. It captures a fashionable woman admiring herself in a hand mirror, her elaborate floral hat adorned with a striking blue ribbon, embodying the Victorian era's fascination with beauty, femininity, and everyday luxury. C...