Caricatured Indian, 2 Annas, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 2) for Duke brand cigarettes

Caricatured Indian, 2 Annas, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 2) for Duke brand cigarettes

W. Duke, Sons & Co.

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Trade cards from the "Coins of All Nations" (N72), issued in a set of 50 cards in 1889 to promote W. Duke Sons & Co. brand cigarettes. There are two variations within the series. Version one (variation 1) maintains a white background on the cards and the second version (variation 2) displays a shaded background.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Caricatured Indian, 2 Annas, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 2) for Duke brand cigarettesCaricatured Indian, 2 Annas, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 2) for Duke brand cigarettesCaricatured Indian, 2 Annas, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 2) for Duke brand cigarettesCaricatured Indian, 2 Annas, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 2) for Duke brand cigarettesCaricatured Indian, 2 Annas, from the series Coins of All Nations (N72, variation 2) for Duke brand cigarettes

The Department’s vast collection of works on paper comprises approximately 21,000 drawings, 1.2 million prints, and 12,000 illustrated books created in Europe and the Americas from about 1400 to the present day. Since its foundation in 1916, the Department has been committed to collecting a wide range of works on paper, which includes both pieces that are incredibly rare and lauded for their aesthetic appeal, as well as material that is more popular, functional, and ephemeral. The broad scope of the department’s collecting encourages questions of connoisseurship as well as those pertaining to function and context, and demonstrates the vital role that prints, drawings, and illustrated books have played throughout history.