Rosa Lee, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890

"Rosa Lee" is a 1890s trade card, part of a series of images of actresses issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company to promote their Sweet Caporal cigarettes. The card depicts a woman named Rosa Lee, likely an actress or performer of the time, in a seated pose. She is wearing a lace bodice decorated with a butterfly motif and a large, elaborate hat, typical attire of the Victorian era. This card exemplifies the popular practice of using celebrity imagery to promote commercial products during the late 19th century, and is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.