Schism in the Church, Special Favours - Sweet Caporal from Kinney Tobacco Company (HP1c)

ca.1880–90
Not on view
Issued ca.1880-90 by Kinney Tobacco Company, New York. Schism in the Church. Image of religious figures sitting back to back in interior setting in the style of Jehan Georges Vibert. Heavy cardstock. Lower left on image: SCHISM IN THE CHURCH. Lower right on image: J. G. VIBERT. Lower left on border, in script: Kinney Bros. On bottom border: HIGH-CLASS/ CIGARETTES/ SPECIAL FAVOURS - SWEET CAPORAL. Note: HP1c has been assigned as a "catch all" for advertising cards for the companies Kinney and Mayo and covers a number of and wide variety of subjects and images.

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Object Information
  • Title: Schism in the Church, Special Favours - Sweet Caporal from Kinney Tobacco Company (HP1c)
  • Publisher: Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
  • Date: ca.1880–90
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/16 × 8 3/4 in. (17.9 × 22.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: Burdick 6, HP1c.20
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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