Tartar, Woman of the Volga, from Types of Nationalities (N240) issued by Kinney Bros.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet (Folded): 2 11/16 × 1 7/16 in. (6.8 × 3.7 cm) Sheet (Unfolded): 6 7/8 × 1 7/16 in. (17.4 × 3.7 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, N240.64
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th advertising with *Tartar, Woman of the Volga*, a charming commercial color lithograph from Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company's *Types of Nationalities* (N240), issued in 1890. These petite cards, designed to be folded and tucked into cigarette packs, were collectibles that fueled a craze among smokers and enthusiasts alike. Measuring just 2 11/16 × 1 7/16 when folded (unfolding to 6 7/8 × 1 7/16 inches), this ephemera captures a stylized portrait of a Tatar woman from Russia's Volga region, evoking the era's fascination with global ethnic diversity. Chromolit...
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...