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Source Description
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.
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Document identity
localId
82293
label
Card Case
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
82293
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Card Case
description
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.
provenance
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.
date
1874
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
boxes (containers)
card cases
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
8.9
height
5.7
depth
1.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 3 1/2 × W: 2 1/4 × D: 5/8 in. (8.89 × 5.72 × 1.59 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Mark] On inside lid and on inside bottom in Cyrillic: Imperial warrant over POvchinnikov
AS over 1874; [Mark] French import marks on edge of rim: ET ET
unidentified mark
med
silver, silver gilding, translucent champlevé enamel over foil
creator_ids
3889
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
Page inventory
seq
1
type
photo
mediaId
021d6e0e0b0136e1
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
mediaId
3679cc6a834b68a8
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no