Pfeffer, Retired, Louisville, from Mayo's Cut Plug Baseball series (N300)
Medium
Commercial lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 13/16 × 1 5/8 in. (7.2 × 4.1 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 222, N300.28
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 1890s baseball with *Pfeffer, Retired Louisville*, a charming commercial lithograph from P.H. Mayo & Brother Mayo's Cut Plug Baseball seriesN300). Produced in Richmond, Virginia, in 1895, this tiny portrait (just 2 13/16 × 1 5/8 inches) captures the likeness of Fred Pfeffer, a star second baseman who retired after stints with the Louisville Colon. As part of a popular tobacco premium series, it reflects the era's booming sports culture, where cards like this were tucked into cigarette packs to entice collectors and boost sales. Lithography, the medium here, enab...