Private, Hawkins Zouaves, 9th Regiment, New York Vet., from the Military Series (N224) issued by Kinney Tobacco Company to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes
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, N224.207
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th American ephemera with *Private, Hawkins Zouaves, 9th Regiment, New York Vet from Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company's Military Series (N224). in 1888 to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, this petite color lithograph (just 2¾ × 1½ inches) captures a uniformed soldier in profile, rifle at the ready—evoking the disciplined pride of Civil War veterans. These collectible cards were tucked into cigarette packs, turning everyday smoking into a hunt for historical treasures. The Hawkins Zouaves, part of New York's 9th Regiment Veterans, were famed for their exotic, b...
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...