Happy New Year, from the New Years 1890 series (N227) issued by Kinney Bros. by Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company

Happy New Year, from the New Years 1890 series (N227) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889 - 1890

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drawing, print

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drawing

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snow

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toned paper

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water colours

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print

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boy

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possibly oil pastel

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handmade artwork painting

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coloured pencil

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underpainting

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painting painterly

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watercolour bleed

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watercolour illustration

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watercolor

"Happy New Year" is a trade card from the *New Years 1890* series (N227) produced by Kinney Bros. Tobacco Company in 1889–90. The image features a playful scene of two children in a snowy landscape, one rolling a large snowball toward the other. The card exemplifies the popular 19th-century trend of using trade cards to promote products and entertain consumers. Its whimsical imagery and simple design contributed to its widespread appeal.

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