Cigarette card featuring Nellie Melba, 1912
Dublin Core
Title
Cigarette card featuring Nellie Melba, 1912
Description
Collectable cards inserted in cigarette packaging were popular from the late 19th century to the 1940s. Designed to encourage the collection of entire sets, they were issued in themed series such as plants, wildlife and sports and theatre stars. This card featured Nellie Melba as part of a series of musical celebrities.
Source
Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne
Publisher
Grainger Museum
Date
1912
Rights
Arts Centre Melbourne
Identifier
Australian Performing Arts Collection, Arts Centre Melbourne
1992.124.041 | Gift of Jack Rogerson, 1992
1992.124.041 | Gift of Jack Rogerson, 1992