Card Number 122, Miss Jarbeau, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes by W. Duke, Sons & Co.

Card Number 122, Miss Jarbeau, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes 1880s

drawing, print

portrait

photo of handprinted image

drawing

aged paper

toned paper

yellowing background

photo restoration

print

old engraving style

19th century

men

watercolour illustration

golden font

watercolor

"Card Number 122, Miss Jarbeau" is a trade card from the 1880s issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. The card features a full-length portrait of Miss Jarbeau, a performer likely associated with the theater, dressed in a costume typical of the time, against a backdrop of foliage. This card exemplifies a popular genre of collectible ephemera known as trade cards.