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[Woman with roses], Rose Leaf from P. Lorillard Tobacco Company (HP1b)

Publisher P. Lorillard Company American
Lithographer Major & Knapp American
1885
Not on view
Issued in 1885 by P. Lorillard Tobacco Company. Image in oval of a woman with crown of roses. Roses and leaves on black background. Heavy cardstock. Ribbon at top center. Across top: ROSE LEAF. On blue banner below figure: PETER LORILLARD/ 16 & 18 Chambers St. New York. Printed on border in red: ENT ACCORD.TO ACT OF CONGRESS IN THE YEAR 1885 BY P. LORILLARD. At center: LITH. OF MAJOR & KNAPP 449 BROADWAY N.Y. In red: IN THE CENTRE OFFICE OF THE DIST. COURT FOR THE SOUTH DIST. OF N. Y. Note: HP1b has been assigned as a "catch all" for advertising cards for the companies Lorillard and Marburg and covers a number of and wide variety of subjects and images.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: [Woman with roses], Rose Leaf from P. Lorillard Tobacco Company (HP1b)
  • Publisher: P. Lorillard Company (American)
  • Lithographer: Major & Knapp (New York, NY)
  • Date: 1885
  • Medium: Commercial color lithograph
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 5/16 × 10 3/8 in. (21.1 × 26.4 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
  • Object Number: Burdick 6, HP1b.33
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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