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English: Playing Card, Five of Spades, late 19th century   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Made by B.P. Grimaud
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English: Playing Card, Five of Spades, late 19th century
Description
English: Five of Spades playing card from a pack of transformation playing cards. Male juggler figure depicted in outline, shown in profile facing left. He wears a jester's hat and balances a group of objects, all of which incorporate the spade symbol. In his left hand, he balances a ceramic vase on a long pole. From his head, another vase is balanced on a shorter pole, the spades forming the bodies of each vase. From his feet, he balances two swords, the spades forming his boots and the hilts of the weapons. At center, another sword is balanced with its tip pointed down, the spade again composing the hilt.
Date late 19th century
Medium lithograph on paper
Dimensions 10.4 × 7.1 cm (4 1/8 × 2 13/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1955-78-14-5
Credit line Gift of Mrs. Dexter J. Purinton
Notes Type: Playing card
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