Card Number 20, cut-out from banner advertising the Opera Gloves series (G29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes 1885 - 1895

"Card Number 20" is a chromolithograph trading card from a series created by Allen & Ginter, a tobacco company, in the late 19th century. The image, which is typical of the era, depicts a woman’s face held in the palm of a large, gloved hand. This card, as well as the series to which it belongs, was distributed to consumers with packs of Allen & Ginter cigarettes. The card is now housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.