Playing Cards

card set

Name/Title

Playing Cards

Entry/Object ID

2007.24.1a-e

Description

Faux leather case containing two decks of playing cards, a paper score pad, and a pencil. Each item is held in the case by a faux leather strap, fitting to the item. The case closes to resemble an envelope-style pocketbook. The inside of the closure flap is stamped with the inscription, "DESILETS GRANITE CO., INC. / "Where Quality Counts"," along the business' address and telephone number.

Context

Distributed as promotional material for Desilets Granite Company in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2007.24

Source or Donor

Franzi, Olive Romerio (1920-2018)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Card, Playing

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Game, Card

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Game

Nomenclature Class

Game Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (closed)

Width

5-1/2 in

Length

4 in

Dimension Description

Playing Cards

Width

2-1/4 in

Length

3-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Score Pad

Height

5 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Pencil

Length

3-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Paper, Rubber, Metal, Cellophane, Artificial Leather

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Desilets Granite Company

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America