Teapot, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 3) issued by Kinney Bros.

Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

1889 · Commercial color lithograph · Drawings and Prints

Teapot, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 3) issued by Kinney Bros. — Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Trade cards from the "Novelties" series (N228), issued in 1889 to promote Kinney Tobacco Company. There are five types of card within the series. Type 1 cards are round. Type 2 cards are round with colored borders. Type 3 cards are die cut to the shape of a novelty item. Type 4 are also die cut with embossing. Type 5 depict novelties on a rectangular card. Finally, Type 6 are die cut in the shape of an egg.

Artist
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company
Date
1889
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick