An old playing card with an illustration of 'The Joker' – from a promotional pack of playing cards from A L Clarke and Co's Stirling Old Lowland Scotch whisky The company was based in Glasgow and London. The joker is depicted as a court jester or fool and is holding a 'marotte' – a prop stick or sceptre with a carved head on it. From the French, it means a fool's 'bauble' (or rattle) – often with small bells. Carried by a jester or harlequin, the miniature head often reflects (as here) the costume of the jester who carries it.
An old playing card with an illustration of 'The Joker' – from a promotional pack of playing cards from A L Clarke and Co's Stirling Old Lowland Scotch whisky The company was based in Glasgow and London. The joker is depicted as a court jester or fool and is holding a 'marotte'. A marotte is a prop stick or sceptre with a carved head on it. From the French, it means a fool's 'bauble' (or rattle) – often with small bells. Carried by a jester or harlequin, the miniature head often reflects (as here) the costume of the jester who carries it – vintage Victorian/Edwardian graphics.
Size: 2703px × 3780px
Location: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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