Playing Card Deck
Italian Pack
15545
From: Italy | Bologna
Curatorial Section: Historic
| Object Number | 15545 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Italian |
| Provenience | Italy | Bologna |
| Creator | Pietro Marchesini |
| Period | Late 19Th Century |
| Date Made | 5/17/1891 |
| Section | Historic |
| Materials | Paper |
| Technique | Watercolor |
| Description | Playing card deck - 40 cards. Back: blue portrait pattern design on white - women's head on opposite sides of a central floral pattern. Italian Suits: swords, clubs, cups, coins. Bone color border on both sides. Maker card: Fabbrica di Pietro Marchesini Bologna; Tax and date stamp: 17 MAG 91. Watercolor |
| Credit Line | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, 1893 |
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