Card Number 147, Mlle. Rescalli, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-6) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 1880s

This 19th-century trade card features a portrait of Mlle. Rescalli, a performer who likely worked in the theater, as part of the *Actors and Actresses* series. The card was created by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote their Duke Cigarettes. The card shows Rescalli in a striped jester’s costume, suggesting that she was either a performer or had a jester-like act. This piece is now part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection.