Louise Montague, 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
63.350.220.245.1334
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 1890s advertising with *Louise Montague, from the Actresses seriesN245)*, a petite albumen photograph issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company promote their popular Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. tiny card, measuring just 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 inches, captures allure of stage star Louise Montague, one many actresses featured in this collectible series. Produced during the Gilded Age, when tobacco companies pioneered modern marketing through colorful trading cards, it reflects the era's fascination with theater and celebrity culture. As ephemera classified in the Metropolit...
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...