U.S. Sloop Atlanta, from the Naval Vessels of the World series (N226) issued by Kinney Bros.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 1 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (3.8 × 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, N226.3
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *U.S. Sloop*, a charming commercial color lithograph from theNaval Vessels of the* series (N226), issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 188. These pocket-sized cards (just 1 1/2 × 2 3/4 inches) were tucked into cigarette packs as promotional inserts, sparking a collecting craze among enthusiasts. Produced via chromolithography—a technique that layered vibrant colors through multiple stone printing plates—these ephemera captured global naval might in vivid detail, reflecting America's growing fascination with maritime power...
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...