Portrait, from the Women's Portraits series (N198) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 3 1/4 × 2 13/16 in. (8.2 × 7.2 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
63.350.216.198.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
This charming *Portrait* from the Women's Portraits series (N), issued by Wm.. Kimball & Co. in 1889, exemplifies vibrant world of late-19th-century commercial ephemera. Produced as a small color lithograph—measuring just 3¼ × 2⅞ inches—these prints were likely distributed with Kimball's tobacco products, captivating collectors with their delicate depictions of women. William Wellstood, the skilled lithographer, collaborated with the company to create these pocket-sized treasures, part of a broader trend where everyday consumer goods doubled as artful souvenirs. Chromolithography, the medium ...
About the Artist
William Wellstood|William S. Kimball & Company (American, born Scotland| ) · 1819 | –1900 |
American (born Scotland), Edinburgh 1819–1900 New York|