Knapsack, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 5) issued by Kinney Bros.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 7/8 × 1 9/16 in. (7.3 × 4 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, N228.234
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *Knapsack*, a petite gem from the Novelties series (N, Type 5), by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1889 This commercial color lithograph, measuring just 2 7/8 × 1 9/16 inches, was designed as an insert for tobacco products, enticing collectors with its charming depiction—likely featuring a woman in adventurous attire, evoking themes of travel or novelty. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, it forms part of the renowned Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, a treasure trove of ephemera gifted b...
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...