Card Number 1242, Brevoor, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-1) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

This is a trade card from the 1880s produced by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. It features a portrait of actress, Brevoor, in a performance costume and a decorative ornate frame, a popular design element in trade cards from this era. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY, houses this small, yet historically significant artifact which is a perfect example of advertising using the popularity of entertainment to promote a product.