Miss Rezi, from the Actresses series (N203) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889

"Miss Rezi" is a cabinet card from the "Actresses" series, issued by William S. Kimball & Co. in 1889. This photographic portrait, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features an unidentified actress, likely posing for the advertisement of Kimball & Co.'s cigarettes. Cabinet cards were popular in the late 19th century as a means of distributing images of celebrities and performers. The card depicts Miss Rezi holding a decorative parasol and standing in a theatrical pose. It is a prime example of a collectible item for collectors of ephemera and historical portraiture.