Swallow-tailed Hawk, from the Birds of America series (N37) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes

Publisher Issued by Allen & Ginter American
1888
Not on view
Trade cards from the "Birds of America" series (N37), issued in 1888 in a set of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter brand cigarettes. Series N37 reproduces the cards from N4 in a larger size.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Swallow-tailed Hawk, from the Birds of America series (N37) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes
  • Publisher: Issued by Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)
  • Date: 1888
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 7/8 x 3 1/4 in. (7.3 x 8.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: 63.350.202.37.43
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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