Woman Gallery

Player's Please: Dalmatians, 1950

Player's Navy Cut rectangular covered counter-card featuring a reproduction of a painting by Van Jones depicting a lady in a moorland scene smoking a cigarette and holding the leashs of two dalmatians. The lady is looking towards the viewer with a smile and she wears a yellow blouse and brown trousers. The two dogs are looking to the right. The Player's sailor trademark is featured in the bottom right corner. Text on painting reads: "Player's // Please". Text in banner at the bottom: "IT'S THE TOBACCO THAT COUNTS".

© Produced by the kind permission of Imperial Tobacco Limited, England

Mrs Catherine Gordon Byron, by Thomas Stewardson

Portrait of Catherine Gordon Byron. She is seated in a red chair, 3/4 profile to right wearing dark blue high-waisted dress, the short sleeves and square neck trimmed with lace, a yellow wrap over left arm, matching gold necklace and bracelet; a gold buckle on her bosom, holding book in her right hand.

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Whatever the pleasure, Player's complete it, 1959

Player's Navy Cut large rectangular counter-card featuring a reproduction of a painting of a gentleman in navy jumper and brown flat cap holding a pipe next to a blonde haired woman in yellow jumper smoking a cigarette. The pair are sitting on the beach with a large blue boat in dry dock and the sea in the background. Text against navy panel at the bottom: "Whatever the pleasure // Player's // complete it".There are ilustrations of an open tin of 50 Navy Cut Cigarettes Medium and a tin of Medium Navy Cut tobacco with the Castle trademark in the bottom right corner. Text next to these: "50s // AIRTIGHT TIN // 1 OUNCE // AIRTIGHT TIN".

© Produced by the kind permission of Imperial Tobacco Limited, England