Portrait of woman, from the Novelties series (N228, Type 2) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889

This 1889 "Portrait of Woman" is a colorful chromolithograph from the "Novelties" series of trade cards issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company. The card features a bust-length portrait of a woman in a round frame, likely a popular Victorian-era design, with the artist's name omitted but the artist's company listed. The image, which is printed with a stippled effect, likely illustrates the romantic allure that the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company sought to promote in its target demographic. Today, this object is part of a large collection of trade cards in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.