Woodcock, from the Game Birds series (N13) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 1 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (3.8 x 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
63.350.201.13.48
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century advertising with *Woodcock, from the Game Birds series (N13)*, a petite commercial color lithograph produced in 1889 by George S. Harris & Sons for Allen & Ginter Cigarette Brands. Measuring just 1 1/2 x 2 3/4 inches, this tiny card captures the elegant form of the woodcock—a prized game bird—in exquisite detail, reflecting the era's fascination with ornithology and hunting culture. Allen & Ginter, pioneering tobacco marketers, issued these cards as inserts in cigarette packs, sparking a collecting craze that turned everyday smokers into avid enthusi...
About the Artist
George S. Harris & Sons|Allen & Ginter (American|American) · | – |
American, Richmond, Virginia|American, Philadelphia