Actress wearing feathered hat, from Stars of the Stage, Third Series (N131) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1891 - 1892

This chromolithograph from the "Stars of the Stage" series features an actress wearing a large, feathered hat and a fur collar. The image is part of a series of trading cards issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co., a tobacco company, to promote their "Honest Long Cut" tobacco. The image was likely created for the American public and exemplifies late 19th-century trends in fashion and advertising. The card's small size (4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in.) and the high detail of the image suggest it was designed for personal collection. This type of marketing, which combined celebrity with product branding, had a major impact on the cultural landscape of the late 19th century.