Object Details
Designer
E. Le Tellier, French, active late 19th century
Printer
Belin, France
Manufacturer
B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Two of Hearts playing card from a pack of transformation playing cards. Male figure depicted in outline, wearing the costume of a soldier with a sword at his left hip, raises a glass with liquid in his right hand. His left hand rests on a table shown at right, upon which is placed a bottle. Two symmetrical red hearts appear at center top and bottom.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Dexter J. Purinton
Date
late 19th century
Accession Number
1955-78-14-12
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
toys & games
Object Name
Playing card
Type
Playing card
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
10.4 × 7.1 cm (4 1/8 × 2 13/16 in.)
made in
Paris, France
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Data Source
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Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1955-78-14-12