Actress wearing green cloth hat, from Stars of the Stage, Fourth Series (N132) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1892 - 1893

This chromolithograph, created by W. Duke, Sons & Co. between 1892 and 1893, is a trade card from the "Stars of the Stage" series issued to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. The card features a portrait of an actress in a green, patterned cloth hat, rendered in a highly detailed style. The card, part of a larger set, exemplifies a popular marketing tactic of the late 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art houses this small yet intriguing piece of advertising history.