Tarocchino
15555
From: Italy | Bologna
Curatorial Section: Historic
Object Title | Tarocchino |
Native Name | Tarocchino |
Object Number | 15555 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Italian |
Provenience | Italy | Bologna |
Creator | Emilia Angiolini |
Period | 19th century |
Date Made | 2/3/1891 |
Section | Historic |
Materials | Paper |
Description | Playing card deck - 66 Tarot cards. 40 minor cards; 22 major Minor cards standard with 2, 3, 4, 5 suppressed; Court cards: double headed instead of full figures. Major cards based on Minchiatti deck - 5-16 numbered card. Horizontal axis of symmetry. Backs are white scroll work on blue. Wrapped back with blue sculptural motif. Maker Card: Fabbrica di Emilia Angiolini / Via Casse N. 61 / Bologna. Tax and date stamp: 3 FEB 91. |
Credit Line | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, 1893 |
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