- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Terrell, Mary Church, American, 1863 - 1954
- Owned by
- Terrell, Mary Church, American, 1863 - 1954
- Date
- 1891-1954
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (individual playing card): 3 1/2 × 2 1/4 in. (8.9 × 5.7 cm)
- Description
- Two (2) decks of Gaylord monogrammed playing cards owned by Mary Church Terrell. Two (2) decks (.1ab) of playing cards, one in blue (a) and one in red (b) are located inside a Gaylord box (.2ab). Each card has a double white border. The center of each card has [MCT] in gold-colored text. Each set has 53 (fifty-three) cards, including a joker card.
- Place collected
- Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Mary Church Terrell Family Archive
- Classification
- Toys and Games
- Type
- playing cards
- Topic
- Amusements
- Domestic life
- Play
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ray and Jean Langston in memory of Mary Church and Robert Terrell
- Object number
- A2017.13.1.8.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




