Subject: Prints--Technique

Die-cut print depicting Adah Isaacs Menken bound to the back of a running horse. A famous scene unique to Menken. Circa 1885.

This trade card advertises Fleischner's Bazar, a business located at 1026 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The front of the card features an illustration of a vase of flowers in front of a decorative backdrop. The card's text also notes that the business offered steel engravings, gold frames, and colored pictures. The back of the card is blank.

This trade card advertises Kaufmann & Strauss, Art Publishers, located at 75 and 77 Duane Street, New York. The front of the card features a die-cut design with birds and a woman in a Japanese dress. The back of the card displays a full advertisement for this type of trade card, which is priced at $20 per 1,000. The card's use of a Japanese woman in a stereotyped pose could be considered racist.