Card Number 718, Miss Florian, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

This is a trade card from the 1880s promoting Cross Cut Cigarettes by W. Duke, Sons & Co. The card features a photograph of actress Miss Florian, seated on a rock with a fishing net in the foreground. This type of trade card, featuring a portrait of a famous person to promote the product, was common in the 19th century. The card is small, measuring only 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 inches, and is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York City.