Three of Diamonds, Tent Pegging, from Harlequin Cards, 2nd Series (N220) issued by Kinney Bros. 1889

"Three of Diamonds, Tent Pegging" is a playing card from the second series of the Harlequin Cards issued by the Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company in 1889. The card depicts a man on horseback, engaged in the sport of "tent pegging" where a rider on horseback must spear small pegs while galloping. The card is characteristic of the late 19th-century printmaking techniques, and the artwork exemplifies the popular subject matter of the time, which was sporting activities. The playing cards themselves are part of the "trade card" genre, commonly used for advertising, and they are now held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.