Ten of Stars, Civil War Union Playing Card (Type Two), 1863 part but then with a slightly

but then with a slightly wonky shape to the hanging loop/finial

colored from use with blue chalk

2 3/4" x 1 1/2" x 3/4" and in very good condition

It was mounted on card

I'm in love with this vase

Ten of Stars, Civil War Union Playing Card (Type Two), 1863 part but then with a slightlyI've been thinking a lot about American history especially of late. I am currently in the middle of Ken Burns' series The American Revolution, which has had me better understanding how much the revolutionary period was as much a series of civil wars in this country as it was a war against England, and also about how inevitable The Civil War itself seems in retrospect, with tensions over slavery, and between regions, there from the very beginning.