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Three of Clubs

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Three of Clubs playing card from a pack of transformation playing cards. Vertically, figural scene depicted in one tone. A girl jumps rope, which is twirled by two older women at either side, each of the three figures marked with a black club. At bottom, the woman's face is made black by the club, her facial features highlighted in white. A house and trees in the background. At lower left, a man holds the hand of a small child.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Designer
E. Le Tellier, French, active late 19th century
Printer
Belin, France
Manufacturer
B.P. Grimaud, Paris, France
Date
late 19th century
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Dexter J. Purinton
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Dimensions
10.4 × 7.1 cm (4 1/8 × 2 13/16 in.)
Type
toys & games
Object Name
Playing card
Type
Playing card
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