Laurence, from the Ballet Queens series (N182) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1889

"Laurence" is a trade card from the "Ballet Queens" series, created by William S. Kimball & Company in 1889. The card features a color lithograph of a woman in a blue dress and white apron, wearing stockings and shoes, with a yellow bow in her hair. Trade cards, like this one, were small advertisements used by companies to promote their products and services. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City houses this intriguing example of printmaking and advertising from the late 19th century.