"Oh! if I ketch that rabbit," from the Terrors of America set (N136) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 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
63.350.207.136.22
Tags
Art Historical Context
"Oh! if I ketch rabbit" is a delightful yet cheeky chromolithograph from the "Terrors of America" (N136), produced around 1888–89 by Knapp & Company for W. Duke, Sons &. This tiny card—measuring just 2¾ × 1½ inches—was issued as promotional ephemera with Honest Long Cut Tobacco packs. Part of a collectible set, it captures a mischievous boy in hot pursuit of a rabbit, the playful "terrors" of American boyhood, complete with firearms as suggested by the tags. In the late 19th century, tobacco companies like Duke revolutionized marketing by including vibrant trading cards in cigarette packs, sp...
About the Artist
Knapp & Company|W. Duke, Sons & Co. (American|American) · |1870 – |1920
American, New York|New York and Durham, N.C.