Highland Fling, from National Dances (N225, Type 1) issued by Kinney Bros.
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
Burdick 218, N225.32
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lively world of 19th-century American ephemera with *Highland Fling*, vibrant commercial color lithograph the *National Dances* seriesN225, Type 1), issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company 1889. Measuring just 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 inches, this petite print was designed as a collectible insert tucked into tobacco products, captivating smokers and enthusiasts alike with its depiction of spirited women dancers mid-leap in the iconic Scottish Highland Fling. Chromolithography, the era's breakthrough technique for mass-producing colorful images, brought folk traditions to life afforda...
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...