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Card Case
(18th and 19th Centuries )
On the front of the case, the Jack of Diamonds, holding a battle ax, is represented in green and red translucent champlevé enamel over silver foil. The Jack's facial features and hand, however, are engraved. The case's sides are striated, and its back is covered with a trellis pattern in blue champlevé enamel against a silver ground.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
A la Vieille Cité, Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Jean M. Riddell, Washington, D.C., February 5, 1985, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2010, by bequest.
Geographies
Russia, Moscow (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 3 1/2 × W: 2 1/4 × D: 5/8 in. (8.89 × 5.72 × 1.59 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Jean M. Riddell, 2010
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
44.727