Palanquin, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 5) issued by Kinney Bros.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 7/8 × 1 9/16 in. (7.3 × 4 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
Burdick 218, N228.197
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *Palanquin* from the Novelties series (N, Type 5), a diminutive commercial color lithograph issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 9. Measuring just 2 7/8 × 1 9/16 inches, this ephemera print was likely a collectible insert tucked into cigarette packs, enticing smokers with exotic imagery amid the booming tobacco trade. Part of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Jefferson R. Burdick Collection treasure trove of American ephemera gifted by the famed collector—this piece captures the era's fascination with global novelties. Ch...
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...