Charles G. Shaw

Untitled
n.d.

A framed collection of twelve antique playing cards, each depicting a figure from a royal court such as kings, queens, and knights, arranged in three rows and four columns on a red velvet background with white circular accents at the intersections. The frame is dark with ornate corners.

A framed collection of twelve antique playing cards, each depicting a figure from a royal court such as kings, queens, and knights, arranged in three rows and four columns on a red velvet background with white circular accents at the intersections. The frame is dark with ornate corners.

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Date
n.d.

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
18th century German court cards and gaming counters on fabric in wood frame

Dimensions
Overall: 25 × 22 1/4 × 7in. (63.5 × 56.5 × 17.8 cm)

Accession number
2022.90

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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Charles G. Shaw
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