Card Number 323, Mlle. Rescolli, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-7) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s

"Card Number 323, Mlle. Rescolli" is a trade card from the 1880s created by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. The card features a portrait of Mlle. Rescolli, a performer of the time, in a jester-like costume, possibly a stage outfit. The card features a simple, monochromatic style with a focus on the central figure, which aligns with the style of trade cards from this era. This trade card, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a testament to the use of popular culture imagery in advertising campaigns of the late 19th century.