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From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes

From the series

From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes

From the series

From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes

From the series

From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes

From the series

From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes

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From the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes

Issued by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd.  (Montreal)

Date:
ca. 1889
Medium:
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in. (6.6 x 3.7 cm)
Classification:
Prints
Credit Line:
The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Accession Number:
Burdick 257, C190.15

This artwork is part of "A Sport for Every Girl": Women and Sports in the Collection of Jefferson R. Burdick

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 773

  • Description

    Insert cards from the series "Sports Girls" (C190), issued ca. 1890 in Canada by the American Cigarette Company, Ltd., Montreal, to promote Gloria Cigarettes. The set has two variations of markings on verso and some card backs are blank. The Canadian issue (C190) is similar to the the American series "Sports Girls" (N463). Although entitled "Sports Girls," the series depicts women playing sports as well as chorus girls in costume.

  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Inscription: Printed text on lower edge of card: SMOKE GLORIA CIGARETTES. Printed text on card verso: THE LEADING/ and popular brands of/ CIGARETTES:/ SWEET CAPORAL./ OLD JUDGE./ GLORIA./ SPECIAL FAVOURS./ FULL DRESS./ AMERICAN CIGARETTE CO./ Sole Licensees and Manfrs./ MONTREAL.

  • Provenance

    Donor: Jefferson R. Burdick (American, 1900–1963)

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