Two of Swords: P.60-1939(31)

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Two of Swords

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Aspiotis, Gerasimos
Painter: Aspiotis, Nikolaos (After)

Entities

Playing card

Categories

Print

Description

Two curved swords intersect. At the centre is a lithographed design in black ink of bow, quiver arrows and cudgel containing an arrow. The weaponry relates to the attributes of Artemis, the huntress and the cudgel containing an arrow is possibly a reference to Orion. The card is unnumbered. From a complete set of 52 Greek playing cards of the Venetian type. Lithography in black ink, coloured with three stones of blue, red and yellow. The backs of the cards feature a lithographed design in blue ink of a repeated crown pattern.

Legal notes

Given by Sir Stephen Gaselee, 1939

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1939) by Gaselee, Stephen

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1873 - Circa 1902

Note

Height 94mm x width 47mm

School or Style

Techniques used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.60-1939(31)
Primary reference Number: 224977
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Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Monday 2 October 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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