Marie Burroughs in Colors of Danish Yacht Club, from the Yacht Colors of the World series (N140) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1890

"Marie Burroughs in Colors of Danish Yacht Club" is a trade card from the "Yacht Colors of the World" series, created in 1890 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. to promote their Honest Long Cut Tobacco. The card features a portrait of Marie Burroughs, a young woman, wearing a red beret and a white sailor jacket, against a backdrop of a yacht's mast and a steering wheel. This card is part of a set of trade cards that showcased different yacht clubs and their colors, reflecting the popular interest in yachting during this era. The card is a fine example of chromolithography, a printing technique that allowed for vibrant and detailed images. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City houses this card.