Neapolitan Dancer, from the Dancing Women series (N186) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 11/16 × 1 7/16 in. (6.9 × 3.7 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
63.350.216.186.6
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *Neapolitan Dancer*N186), a charming chromolithograph from the *ancing Women* series issued Wm. S. Kimball Co. in 1889. Produced by the Rochester New York-based tobacco company, this petite print (just 2 11/16 × 1 7/16 inches) was likely tucked into cigarette packages as a collectible insert, enticing smokers with exotic imagery of a graceful dancer in traditional Neapolitan attire. of the Jefferson R. Burdick Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, it captures the era's fascination with European folk dances and feminine allure...
About the Artist
William S. Kimball & Company
**William S. Kimball & Company**, a pioneering American tobacco manufacturer, was established in 1846 in Rochester, New York, by William S. Kimball and James C. Hart. The firm quickly grew into one of the city's largest employers, particularly of women, producing popular brands like Peerless chewing tobacco, Rigatta and Fireside smoking tobacco, and Vanity Fair cigarettes. Under Kimball's leadersh...