The Poultry Of Motion, from the "Mutt and Jeff" series (T88), issued with Sweet Caporal Cigarettes by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
Tobacco insert card from the "Mutt and Jeff" series (T88), issued with Sweet Caporal Little Cigars, Derby Little Cigars, Sweet Caporal Tobacco Wrapper, and Sovereign Little Cigars by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company. This type 4 series was produced in color and has the same numbering system as the type 3 series. The "Mutt and Jeff" comic strip was created by Bud Fisher, and the backs of the cards state they were illustrated by Bud Fisher, T.E. Powers, R.L. Goldberg, Tad (Dorgan), and Gus Mager.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Poultry Of Motion, from the "Mutt and Jeff" series (T88), issued with Sweet Caporal Cigarettes by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
- Artist: Tad Dorgan (American, San Francisco 1877–1929 Great Neck, New York)
- Publisher: Issued by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
- Date: ca. 1910
- Medium: Commercial color lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 2 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7 × 3.8 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
- Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
- Object Number: 63.350.244.88-4.49
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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