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, N225.33
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lively world of 19th-century Americana with *Highland Fling, National Dances (N, Type 1)*, a vibrant commercial color lithograph produced by the Kinney Brothers Company in 1889 This petite card (just 2¾ × 1½ inches) captures the spirited energy of the Scottish Highland Fling, a high-kicking folk dance traditionally performed in kilts. Featuring women in dynamic motion, it evokes the joy of cultural performance, blending European heritage with American popular culture. Issued as inserts in cigarette packs, these cards were part of a collectible series promoting Kinney's tobacco p...
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...