Card 706, Kate Uart, from the Actors and Actresses series (N45, Type 1) for Virginia Brights Cigarettes 1885 - 1891

This is a trade card featuring Kate Uart, an actress, from the Actors and Actresses series produced by Allen & Ginter for Virginia Brights Cigarettes. The card, printed in sepia tones, features a bust-length portrait of Kate Uart looking over her shoulder. She is dressed in a lavishly decorated garment, with a distinctive patterned fabric covering the upper part of her sleeve. The card was produced between 1885 and 1891 and is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Trade cards were popular forms of advertising in the 19th century and are now collected by enthusiasts of ephemera and social history.