Playing Card Deck
29-191-138
From: Italy | Firenze
Curatorial Section: Historic
| Object Number | 29-191-138 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italian |
| Provenience | Italy | Firenze |
| Period | Late 19Th Century |
| Date Made | 9/20/1892 |
| Section | Historic |
| Materials | Cardboard |
| Technique | Pen and Ink | Watercolor |
| Iconography | Comic |
| Description | Playing Card Deck: 52 Transformation "Comic" cards (35+17). French Suits: Heart, Spade, Diamond, Club. Black inked drawing on cardboard. Red or Black watercolor for suit marks. Suits are encorporated into pictures. Maker mark: JB (?) on spades and diamonds. King of Hearts - Tax Stamp: Firenze 20 / Set / 92. Plain cardboard back. Similar to #21349 (French) |
| Credit Line | Received from various sources, pre-1929 |
| Other Number | 29-191-141C - Found in Collection Number | 15626 ? - Original Number | 15630 ? - Original Number | 15603A ? - Original Number |
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