Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Trading Card, featuring Adelina Patti

Title: Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Trading Card, featuring Adelina Patti
Rights: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints. Public domain.
Creator: Publisher: Allen & Ginter
Date: c. 1888
Description: A trading card from World's Beauties, Series 1 (N26) featuring Adelina Patti used to promote Allen & Ginter Cigarettes. These were often enjoyed as a collectible item in the nineteenth century among customers.
The card speaks to her celebrity power as she was commonly found in different advertising endorsements. Not the only tobacco company for which Patti's image has been used to advertise, she also featured on signage for companies like Sporting Extra Cigarettes.
Format: Color lithograph. 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.
Language: English
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints.
Contributor: Lindsey Cillis
Identifier: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints. 63.350.201.26.37.
Subject: Prima donnas; advertisements; prima donna; Adelina Patti; opera; opera singer.
Source: JPEG file. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Drawings and Prints. Unknown photographer, 10/26/2023. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/410032.