Chilian, from the National Types series (N388, Type 1) issued by the National Cigarette & Tobacco Company to promote Admiral Cigarettes

Lithograph by Julius Bien & Co. American
1890
Not on view
Trade cards from the set "National Types" (N388), issued in 1890 by the National Cigarette and Tobacco Company to promote Admiral Cigarettes. There are two types of card in the the set. Type 1 credits the lithographer Julius Bien & Co. on the card verso and is printed on heavier card stock. This is a Type 1 card. Type 2 does not credit the lithographer and is printed on thinner card stock.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chilian, from the National Types series (N388, Type 1) issued by the National Cigarette & Tobacco Company to promote Admiral Cigarettes
  • Publisher: Issued by National Cigarette & Tobacco Co.
  • Artist: Lithograph by Julius Bien & Co. (American (born Germany), Naumberg 1826–1909 United States)
  • Date: 1890
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 1 1/2 in. (6.8 × 3.8 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: 63.350.224.388.5
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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