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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