Playing Card

Name/Title

Playing Card

Entry/Object ID

1976.43.293

Description

Single playing card (king of diamonds). The reverse is printed in brown in a small repeating diamond pattern. The face shows a man oriented face up and face down, mirrored across the center line. One of his hands is held in a fist below the card's suite symbol (a red diamond), and there is a battleaxe on his opposite side.

Context

No known VT connections; duplicate and singleton card.

Acquisition

Accession

1976.43

Source or Donor

Tarshi, Andrew, Tarshi, Susan, Gay, Olivia, Ancel, Janet

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Kent Family Collection

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

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Material

Paper