Pet Newfoundland, from the Household Pets series (N194) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (9.5 × 6.3 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
63.350.216.194.17
Tags
Art Historical Context
This charming 1891 color lithograph, *Pet Newfoundland*, belongs to the Household Pets series (N194) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Company as a cigarette premium. Measuring just 3¾ by 2½ inches, the card was to be collected and pasted into albums—a popular pastime in the late nineteenth century. Produced through commercial lithography by Julius Bien & Co., it reflects the era’s growing tobacco industry marketing strategies, which used colorful, affordable images to encourage brand loyalty among consumers. The image captures a woman with a gentle Newfoundland dog, highlighting the breed’s reputat...
About the Artist
American Tobacco Company|William S. Kimball & Company|Julius Bien & Co.
**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...