Orange Blossom: Maidenly Reserve, 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
63.350.204.75.50
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 1890s American advertising with *Orange Blossom: Maidenly*, a petite chromolithograph from theFloral Beauties and Language of* series (N75), produced by the Donaldson Brothers for Duke brand cigarettes. Issued in 1892, this tiny card—measuring just 2¾ × 1½ inches—was tucked into cigarette packs as a collectible incentive, sparking a craze for these ephemera among Victorians. Part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, it exemplifies how tobacco magnate James Buchanan Duke used colorful inserts to revolutionize branding and consumer l...
About the Artist
Donaldson Brothers|American Tobacco Company (American| ) · 1850 | –1870 |
American, New York|