Polish Mazurka, from National Dances (N225, Type 1) issued by Kinney Bros.
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
Burdick 218, N225.66
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the lively world of 19th-century ephemera with *Polish Mazurka, National Dances (N, Type 1)*, a charming commercial color lithograph issued the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 9. Measuring just 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 inches, this petite print captures the graceful energy of the mazurka—a spirited Polish folk dance that had enchanted European ballrooms and American imaginations alike. Part of a popular series celebrating global dance traditions, it likely depicts elegant women in traditional attire mid-twirl, evoking the cultural exchanges of the Gilded Age. Chromolithography, the medium h...
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...