Woman wearing feathered hat, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 2) issued by Kinney Bros.
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet (Round): 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in. (4 × 4 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, N228.37
Tags
Art Historical Context
This charming chromolithograph, *Woman Wearing Feathered Hat*, is a tiny gem from the Kinney Brothers Company's "Novelties" series (N228, 2), produced in 1889. just 1 9/16 inches in diameter, it exemplifies the ephemeral trading cards tucked into cigarette packages during America's Gilded Age. Issued by the New York-based tobacco firm, these collectibles were marketing savvy, enticing smokers—especially young men—with vibrant, novelty images to build brand loyalty and spark collecting frenzies. Printed via commercial color lithography, a cutting-edge technique of the era that layered vibrant ...
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...