Woman wearing pink ribbon in hair, 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, N228.57
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *Woman wearing pink ribbon in hair*, a charming chromolithograph from Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company's Novelties series (N, Type 2), issued in 1889. This petite, round card—measuring just 1 9/16 inches across—was tucked into cigarette packs as a collectible novelty, enticing smokers and enthusiasts alike to amass sets. Produced by the innovative Kinney Bros., these cards captured the era's fascination with elegant femininity, showcasing a stylish woman's profile adorned with a delicate pink ribbon, evoking the refined beauty ideals ...
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...