Miss Raymond, 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
63.350.220.245.1487
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the late 19th century, tobacco companies like the Kinney Brothers pioneered innovative marketing with collectible cigarette cards, transforming everyday packs of Sweet Caporal Cigarettes treasures for enthusiasts. This petite albumen photograph, *Miss Raymond, from theresses series (N245, issued in 1890, the trend. Measuring just 2½ × 1⅞ inches, it captures the poised elegance of actress Miss Raymond, of many glamorous performers featured to allure smokers and collectors alike. Albumen prints, made by coating paper with egg whites sensitized to silver salts, were the gold standard for shar...
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...