Scotch, Fisher Girl, from Types of Nationalities (N240) issued by Kinney Bros. 1890

This chromolithograph, "Scotch, Fisher Girl," is a trade card created by the Kinney Bros. Tobacco Company in 1890 as part of their "Types of Nationalities" series. The card features a woman with fair skin, dark brown hair, and a rosy-cheeked complexion. She is wearing a simple red and yellow dress, and a brown and white head covering. The woman is depicted with a basket of fish, leaning against a rock in front of a verdant landscape. Kinney Bros. Tobacco Company trade cards were distributed to consumers to advertise their products. The cards depicted images of various nationalities and became popular collectibles. "Scotch, Fisher Girl" is a prime example of this type of trade card, and can be found in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.