[Young woman holding bow of bonnet] from William S. Kimball & Co. Advertising cards (HP1a)
Advertising card (HP1a). Issued in the 1880s by William S. Kimball & Co. Sepia colored image of young woman pictured holding bow from bonnet. Upper left, in blue script: Wm. S. Kimball./ & Co./ Cigarettes. On lower wide border, in blue: Fragrant Vanity Fair Satin Straight Cut/ Superlative Excelsior/ Cloth of Gold Straights/ Old Gold. 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
- Title: [Young woman holding bow of bonnet] from William S. Kimball & Co. Advertising cards (HP1a)
- Publisher: William S. Kimball & Company
- Date: 1880s
- Medium: Commercial lithograph
- Dimensions: Sheet: 6 9/16 × 4 3/16 in. (16.6 × 10.6 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
- Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
- Object Number: Burdick 5, HP1a.192
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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