Miss L'Hery, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890

"Miss L'Hery," from the "Actresses" series of trading cards, is a 1890 photographic portrait by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company. This card is part of a set issued to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes, showcasing actresses popular at the time. The portrait shows Miss L'Hery in a three-quarter profile, draped in a shawl with a delicate pearl necklace and earrings. The image, rendered in sepia tones, captures the elegance and glamour of the theatrical world. This trading card, measuring only 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 in., was designed to be easily collected and exchanged. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY houses this piece of ephemera.