Card 720, Miss Carroll, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 2) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 1885 - 1891
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drawing, print
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portrait
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pencil drawn
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drawing
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aged paper
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toned paper
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light pencil work
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pencil sketch
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charcoal drawing
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coloured pencil
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underpainting
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men
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watercolour illustration
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watercolor
This is a trade card from the “Actors and Actresses” series, produced by Allen & Ginter for Virginia Brights Cigarettes. The series, which featured portraits of popular stage performers, was popular from 1885 to 1891. This card features a portrait of Miss Carroll, identified as a performer, posed against a backdrop of foliage. The trade card, a promotional collectible, is a quintessential example of early American advertising and ephemera.
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