Morning Glories: Bonds of Affection, from the series Floral Beauties and Language of Flowers (N75) for Duke brand cigarettes
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
63.350.204.75.44
Tags
Art Historical Context
This charming 1892 commercial color lithograph, titled *Morning Glories: Bonds of Affection*, belongs to the *Floral Beauties and Language of Flowers* series (N75) created for Duke brand cigarettes. Produced by the Donaldson Brothers for the American Tobacco Company, the tiny print—measuring just 2¾ by 1½ inches—served as a collectible trade card tucked into cigarette packs. Such ephemera helped popularize color lithography as an affordable advertising medium during the late Victorian era, transforming everyday tobacco packaging into miniature works of art. The image draws on the popular “lan...
About the Artist
Donaldson Brothers|American Tobacco Company (American| ) · 1850 | –1870 |
American, New York|