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
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da5730bd-9f27-43a0-9da4-7f03efd93a9e

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