Actress from the Old Judge series (N167) for Old Judge Cigarettes

Printer Giles Lithographic Company American

1886

Not on view

The "Old Judge" series of trading cards (N167) was issued by Goodwin & Company in 1886 to promote Old Judge Cigarettes. It was the first cigarette card series from Goodwin & Co. The series portrays actresses, baseball players, and boxers. The Metropolitan Museum of Art owns 22 cards in the series.

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Title: Actress from the Old Judge series (N167) for Old Judge Cigarettes
Publisher: Issued by Goodwin & Company
Printer: Giles Lithographic Company (New York, NY and Boston, Massachusetts)
Date: 1886
Medium: Commercial lithograph
Dimensions: sheet: 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (6.4 x 3.8 cm)
Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Object Number: 63.350.214.167.5
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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