Charles G. Shaw

Untitled
n.d.

A vintage composition featuring playing cards, two clay pipes, and small round tokens on a green felt surface, all framed by an ornate, dark wooden frame. The playing cards are arranged in a diamond pattern with the Queen of Diamonds at the top, the King of Clubs on the left, the Queen of Clubs on the right, and the Jack of Diamonds at the bottom. In the center, there is a round glass paperweight magnifying a portrait of a man wearing a hat. The tokens appear to be red and white gaming pieces, and there are two rectangular dominoes placed vertically between the cards and pipes. The overall aesthetic suggests a bygone era of leisure and games.
A vintage composition featuring playing cards, two clay pipes, and small round tokens on a green felt surface, all framed by an ornate, dark wooden frame. The playing cards are arranged in a diamond pattern with the Queen of Diamonds at the top, the King of Clubs on the left, the Queen of Clubs on the right, and the Jack of Diamonds at the bottom. In the center, there is a round glass paperweight magnifying a portrait of a man wearing a hat. The tokens appear to be red and white gaming pieces, and there are two rectangular dominoes placed vertically between the cards and pipes. The overall aesthetic suggests a bygone era of leisure and games.

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Date
n.d.

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
19th century American playing cards, snuff box, clay pipes and gaming counters in wood box

Dimensions
Overall: 18 1/2 × 13 1/4 × 1 7/8in. (47 × 33.7 × 4.8 cm) Overall (with frame): 22 × 17 1/8 × 3 1/8in. (55.9 × 43.5 × 7.9 cm)

Accession number
2022.88

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Charles H. Carpenter, Jr.

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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