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A playing card with a hand printed motif of cups

On mottled, off-white yellowed card stock, an engraving depicts five identical cups, arranged in an “X” shape, with one in each corner and one in the center. Each cup is an ornamental chalice with a thin curved handle on each side of a domed lid. The bowl of the cup narrows to a thin circle atop a bell-shaped base. The lid has a gold dome, a red wall and a gold rim. The wall of the cup is ringed with a motif of green vertical leaves on red, while the base is is gold with a red rim. Five concentric dotted lines form a border around the image.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M1992
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Playing Card: Five of Cups
Other Titles
Former Title: Card V
Series/Book Title: Tarots Playing Cards for Florentine Game of Minchiate, Complete Set of 97 Cards
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
19th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Florence
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/251213

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving with stenciled color on card
Technique
Engraving

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Edward W. Forbes, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1921

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
see W. G. Benham, pp. 5-7

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Edward W. Forbes
Accession Year
1921
Object Number
M1992
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2220 18th-19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/16/2020 - 07/30/2021

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