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Monogrammed playing cards owned by Mary Church Terrell

1891-1954

Highland Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Two (2) decks of Gaylord monogrammed playing cards owned by Mary Church Terrell. Two (2) decks (.1ab) of playing cards, one in blue (a) and one in red (b) are located inside a Gaylord box (.2ab). Each card has a double white border. The center of each card has [MCT] in gold-colored text. Each set has 53 (fifty-three) cards, including a joker card.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: A2017.13.1.8.1ab

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