1730~ / 1740~, Florence

1730~ / 1740~, Florence

Identifier
271:1-481866
Carried out by
Panichi, Giovanni (http://data.silknow.org/activity/designer)
Collection
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Dimension
9.6 cm (height)
5.6 cm (width)
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Description

One of a set of playing cards in woven silk with a print of a halbedier supporting the arms of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany on the reverse This card in woven silk comes from a pack of forty eight (all the tens are missing). The backs of the cards in the pack, which are all identical, are covered with a seventeenth century print of a halbedier holding a shield bearing the arms of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany. The backs are wrapped around the edge of the woven image, a characteristic of Italian packs of the period. The Court cards (King, Queen and Knave) are based on a French design known as the Auvergne pattern. These cards may have been made as a gift, possibly a wedding present. The six of Hearts has the name of the maker, Giovanni Panichi, and his weavers’ mark, woven into the design. Six of Hearts; playing card with makers name and makers mark in woven silk with print of a halbedier used as the back from a pack of forty eight; Florentine; circa 1730-40.