From the Girls and Children series (N64) promoting Virginia Brights Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco products 1886

This is a trade card from the "From the Girls and Children series" (N64), promoting Virginia Brights Cigarettes for Allen & Ginter brand tobacco products. The trade card features a young woman in a red and white striped dress and a large red bonnet. The image is in the style of a chromolithograph, a printing process that was popular in the 19th century, and is a great example of the use of color and detail in advertising from this era. The card was created by Allen & Ginter in 1886, who were well-known for their tobacco products and their use of trade cards to promote them. Trade cards were a popular form of advertising in the 19th century, and often featured images of people, places, or things that were related to the product being advertised. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this trade card in their collection.