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

This 1890 trade card, part of the “Actresses” series produced by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company, features a portrait of Rosabel Morrison. The image is likely a reproduction of a studio photograph and presents Morrison in a seated pose, looking up and to the viewer's left, with one hand resting on the back of an ornately carved chair. Trade cards like these were used to promote the company’s “Sweet Caporal” cigarettes and, as popular collectible items, allowed customers to engage with the world of entertainment. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this particular card, which measures just 2 1/2 x 1 7/16 inches.