Meditrina, Goddess of Medicine, from the Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans series (N188) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 3.8 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
63.350.216.188.25
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold *Meditrina, Goddess of Medicine*, a vibrant commercial color lithograph from the1889 *Goddesses of the Greeks and Romans* seriesN188), issued by. S. Kimball &., with printing by the Ketterlinus Lith Company. This petite card, measuring just 2¾ × 1½ inches, captures the Roman deity associated with healing, often depicted with serpents—uring symbols of medicine and renewal, evoking the caduceus or Aesculapius rod. Produced during the height of chromolithography's popularity in late 19th-century America, the piece exemplifies mass-produced ephemera used in tobacco advertising. Kimball, a ...
About the Artist
Ketterlinus Lithography Company|William S. Kimball & Company ( |American) · |1850 – |1950
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania