In the Starlight, from the Illustrated Songs series (N116) issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.8 × 6.3 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
63.350.206.116.17
Tags
Art Historical Context
Welcome to the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department, where we showcase intriguing ephemera like *In the Starlight* (1893), a petite commercial color lithograph from Illustrated Songs series (N116). Produced by George S. Harris & Sons W. Duke, Sons & Co.—a powerhouse in the American tobacco industry—this 4¼ × 2½-inch card promoted "Honest Long Cut." Tucked into cigarette packages as collectibles, these vivid prints blended popular music lyrics with alluring imagery, often featuring women, to captivate smokers and boost brand loyalty during the Gilded Age's advertising frenzy....
About the Artist
George S. Harris & Sons|W. Duke, Sons & Co.|American Tobacco Company (American|American) · | – |
American, Richmond, Virginia|American, Philadelphia