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[Jockey with red sleeves], Silk Centers, Richmond Straight Cut No.1 Cigarettes from Allen & Ginter Advertising Cards (H234)

Publisher Allen & Ginter American
1880s
Not on view
From Allen & Ginter Advertising Cards (H234). Issued in the 1880s by Allen & Ginter, Richmond Virginia. Various subjects. Thick cardboard mount with silk center. Blank back. Printed on mount at top: Richmond Straight Cut No.1 Cigarettes/ Are the Best. Bottom border includes four gold coin-like prize medals. Left side: THESE CIGARETTES/ ARE MADE FROM THE MOST/ Delicate Flavored/ and Highestcost Tobacco/ GROWN IN VIRGINIA. Right side: Allen & Ginter/ Manufacturers,/ Richmond, Virginia. Printed below image: Richmond Straight Cut No 1 Cigarettes ARE THE BEST.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: [Jockey with red sleeves], Silk Centers, Richmond Straight Cut No.1 Cigarettes from Allen & Ginter Advertising Cards (H234)
  • Publisher: Allen & Ginter (American, Richmond, Virginia)
  • Date: 1880s
  • Medium: Silk with cardboard mount
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 4 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (12.5 × 20.1 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: Burdick 5, H234.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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