Ace of Cups
Tarot Card
c.1490s (made)
c.1490s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Hand-painted tarocco (tarot) card
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Ace of Cups (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Probably egg tempera on parchment/ vellum, on board, with burnished gold which has been tooled. Backs of the cards are parchment/ vellum, coloured red. |
| Brief description | Tarot card depicting the Ace of Cups. Italian, c.1490s. Formerly attributed to Antonio di Ciconagra. |
| Physical description | Hand-painted tarocco (tarot) card |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | nec spe nec metu |
| Credit line | Croft-Lyons Bequest |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1926, London: Board of Education, 1927. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1471-1926 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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