Tambourine, from the Novelties series (N122) issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco to promote Navy Long Cut

Art Historical Context

Step into the vibrant world of 19th advertising with *Tambourine*, a charming piece from the Novelties series (N), issued by Gail & Ax Tobacco in 9 to promote their Navy Long Cut tobacco. This commercial color lithograph, just 4 × 2½ inches, served as collectible ephemera— a trade card or insert tucked into cigarette packages. Evoking the era's fascination with novelty and whimsy, it features a tambourine, a symbol of music and festivity, often paired with graceful female figures in period imagery, as hinted by its "Women" tag. Chromolithography, the medium here, was a breakthrough technique ...