Sultana Coffee Ottoman Scene 1882 Victorian Trade Card 3.75 x 3

This 1882 Sultana Coffee trade card uses an Orientalist interior scene and richly colored chromolithography to promote coffee sold by the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company.

Late nineteenth-century coffee advertising frequently borrowed imagery associated with the Ottoman Empire and Middle Eastern court culture to suggest exotic origins, refinement, and imported luxury. The front illustration depicts a seated woman in stylized Ottoman-inspired dress beside an older bearded figure and attendant child, rendered with decorative costume details and soft pink, yellow, and brown tones. The theatrical composition reflects the Victorian fascination with Eastern-themed commercial imagery commonly used in food and beverage advertising.

The reverse promotes Sultana Coffee as a carefully blended premium product sold through the rapidly expanding Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, better known later as A&P. Advertising copy emphasizes airtight trade-mark caddies, rich aroma, flavor preservation, and over twenty years of experience in roasting and blending coffee. Headquarters information references Vesey Street in New York City, while the card notes the company operated 120 stores in the United States, illustrating the growth of national retail grocery chains during the period.

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