Piano, from the Musical Instruments series (N82) for Duke brand cigarettes 1888

This chromolithograph, "Piano" from the *Musical Instruments* series, was created by W. Duke, Sons & Co. in 1888 as a trade card for Duke brand cigarettes. The image depicts a woman in a fashionable gown, seated at a piano, and reading sheet music, a scene that would have been easily recognizable to the target audience at the time. The card is a good example of the use of lithography as a form of advertising in the late 19th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds this small but significant piece of advertising history in its collection.