Rose-breasted Wood Robin, from the Song Birds of the World series (N23) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (7 x 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
63.350.201.23.39
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century ephemera with *Rose-breasted Wood Robin a charming chromolithograph from the *Song Birds of the World* series (N23), issued by Allen & Ginter Cigarettes in 1890. Produced by the skilled lithographers George S. Harris & Sons, this petite card—measuring just 2¾ x 1½ inches—was designed as a collectible insert in cigarette packs, capitalizing on the era's booming tobacco trade and public fascination with natural history. Chromolithography, the medium here, revolutionized commercial printing by layering vibrant colors through multiple stone plates, yiel...
About the Artist
George S. Harris & Sons|Allen & Ginter (American|American) · | – |
American, Richmond, Virginia|American, Philadelphia