[Young woman lighting man's cigarette], Straight Mesh Cigarettes from William S. Kimball & Co. Advertising cards (HP1a)

1880s

Not on view

Straight Mesh Cigarettes Advertising card from William S. Kimball & Co. (HP1a). Issued in the 1880s by William S. Kimball & Co. Young woman pictured lighting the cigarette of her suitor who is holding a mask. At top: CLOTH OF GOLD/ STRAIGHT MESH CIGARETTES. At bottom: ARE MADE FROM THE MOST COSTLY/ VA. GOLDEN LEAF BY/ WM. S. KIMBALL & CO./ 13 PRIZE MEDALS. Note: HP1a has been assigned as a "catch all" for advertising cards from a number of companies including Allen & Ginter, Duke, Goodwin and Kimball and covers a large number of and wide variety of subjects and images.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: [Young woman lighting man's cigarette], Straight Mesh Cigarettes from William S. Kimball & Co. Advertising cards (HP1a)
Publisher: William S. Kimball & Company
Lithographer: Knapp & Company (American, New York)
Date: 1880s
Medium: Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 3 5/8 in. (15 × 9.2 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Object Number: Burdick 5, HP1a.172
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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