Lottie Seymour, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes
Medium
Albumen photograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 in. (6.4 × 3.7 cm)
Classification
Photographs|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
63.350.220.245.1666
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About this artwork
This albumen photograph of actress Lottie Seymour was issued in 1890 as part of Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company's extensive 'Actresses' series (N245), which featured theatrical performers who captivated American audiences during the late nineteenth century. These small cigarette cards, measuring 2 1/2 by 1 7/16 inches, served as premiums inserted into Sweet Caporal Cigarette packages, encouraging consumer loyalty while fueling the period's enthusiasm for collecting. The N245 series capitalized o...
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...