Card Number 199, Cora Winslaw, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes 1880s

"Card Number 199, Cora Winslaw" is a trade card from the "Actors and Actresses" series issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes in the 1880s. The card features a portrait of actress Cora Winslaw, perhaps in a playful pose, with a man holding her foot, and a caption advertising Duke's Cameo Cigarettes. This trade card, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is a fascinating example of the use of celebrity imagery for product promotion in the late 19th century. The card’s small size and delicate design are typical of this genre of collectible ephemera.