Playing Cards with Case

From Mattatuck Museum

Scovill Company (created by)
Scovill Company (associated with)
Noreen DeLaurentis (previously owned by)
Vincent C. LeRoy (associated with)
Vincent C. LeRoy (previously owned by)
Mattatuck Historical Society (owned by)

wood, faux leather, paper, gold gilt, plastic, ink, fabric, adhesive

Four individual 54-card decks of playing cards (13 hearts, 13 spades, 13 diamonds, 13 clubs, 2 jokers) with Scovill Manufacturing Company branding ("Scovill") on rear each card. Each deck different color scheme; gold and red, silver and blue, (dark) red, and yellow-orange with (dark) red stripes. Three decks wrapped in original plastic packaging and one missing plastic packaging. Horizonal case / tray mounted on wood panel; case/tray covered with light and medium brown faux leather overall; case/tray doors on front hinged at left and right side vertically and each have gold-tone flower decoration exterior front upper center and vertical gold-tone pinstripe decoration exterior near each hinge at left and right. Case/tray has four interior deep horizontal rectangular sections, one for each deck of cards.  Label on wood panel mostly removed and gilt text obliterated.

Gift in honor of Vincent C. LeRoy by his family, 2023

Accession/ID Number 2023.34.2AE