Portrait of woman, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 2) issued by Kinney Bros.

Publisher Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company American

1889

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Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.

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Title: Portrait of woman, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 2) issued by Kinney Bros.
Publisher: Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
Date: 1889
Medium: Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet (Round): 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 in. (4 × 4 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Object Number: Burdick 218, N228.28
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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