Pelty, St. Louis, American League, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company
1909–11
Medium
Commercial lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in. (6.7 x 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
63.350.246.206.164
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the early 20th-century world of America's favorite pastime with this charming lithographed baseball card from the renowned T206 White Border series. Produced by the American Tobacco Company between 1909 1911, it features Barney Pelty, a pitcher the St. Louis team in the American League. At just 2⅝ × 1⅞ inches, this pocket-sized portrait captures Pelty in his uniform, embodying the era's athletic heroes and the growing fervor for professional baseball. As a commercial lithograph, the card showcases the precision of lithography—a printing technique that allowed for vibrant colors and ...
About the Artist
American Tobacco Company
**American Tobacco Company (1890–1911)** Founded on January 31, 1890, in Durham, North Carolina, by James Buchanan Duke, the American Tobacco Company emerged from the consolidation of five major U.S. tobacco manufacturers: W. Duke & Sons, Allen & Ginter, Goodwin & Company, W.S. Kimball & Co., and Kinney Brothers. Under Duke's aggressive leadership, it rapidly achieved monopoly status, controlling...