Mlle. Rordame, from the Actresses series (N245) issued by Kinney Brothers to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes 1890

"Mlle. Rordame" is a sepia-toned photograph from the "Actresses" series of trading cards issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1890 to promote Sweet Caporal Cigarettes. The image shows a portrait of the actress Mlle. Rordame wearing a bejeweled crown and elaborate jewelry. The card is a prime example of 19th-century advertising, combining portraiture with product placement to appeal to a wider audience. This card, measuring 2 1/2 × 1 7/16 inches, is a part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York.