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1940

  • Work on this object began.

1949

  • Work on this object ended.

1978

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

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Textile, Playing Card

This is a Textile. It was designed by Piero Fornasetti. It is dated 1940s and we acquired it in 1978. Its medium is silk and its technique is screen printed on plain weave. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 290.5 × 124 cm (9 ft. 6 3/8 in. × 48 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile, Playing Card; Designed by Piero Fornasetti (Italian, 1913–1988); silk; H x W: 290.5 × 124 cm (9 ft. 6 3/8 in. × 48 13/16 in.); 1978-112-1

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