Mary Anderson in Colors of New Brunswick Yacht Club, from the Yacht Colors of the World series (N140) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 in. × 2 1/2 in. (10.1 × 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
63.350.207.140.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
This charming 1890 commercial color lithograph, *Mary Anderson in Colors of New Brunswick Yacht Club is a pocket-sized gem from the "Yacht Colors of the" series (N140 produced by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote their Honest Long Cut Tobacco. just 4 × 2½ inches, it captures a portrait of a womanlikely the celebrated actress Mary Anderson—adorned in the vibrant flag colors of the New Brunswick Yacht Club blending celebrity allure with nautical pride. As part of tobacco trade card ephemera, these inserts were collected eagerly by enthusiasts, turning everyday purchases into a global showcase of ya...
About the Artist
W. Duke, Sons & Co. · 1870–1920
**W. Duke, Sons & Co.: Pioneers of Chromolithographic Trade Card Art** W. Duke, Sons & Co., an American tobacco manufacturer, emerged from the entrepreneurial vision of Washington Duke (1820–1905) and his sons in Durham, North Carolina. After the Civil War, Washington abandoned farming in 1874 to join his eldest son, Brodie L. Duke, in the burgeoning tobacco trade, establishing a factory that for...