Snap II

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Artist/Maker	Sir Peter Blake (artist)
Place of origin	England (made)

'Snap II'; Collage; Incorporating 5 playing cards (from a pack of 104, issued by John Jacques & Son in 1885).

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Category	Playing Cards & Tarot Cards
Object type	Collage
Title	Snap II (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	collage Paper Collage
Brief description	Collage by Peter Blake entitled 'Snap II', incorporating 5 playing cards (issued by John Jacques & Son in 1885). England; 1945-63.
Physical description	'Snap II'; Collage; Incorporating 5 playing cards (from a pack of 104, issued by John Jacques & Son in 1885).
Style	Pop Art
Historical context	This collage incorporates 5 playing cards from a pack of 104, for the playing of Snap, issued by John Jacques & Son in 1885. See E.522.1-54-1971 for further examples of this pack of cards.
Subject depicted	Playing Cards
Associated object	E.522-1971
Bibliographic references	Hamilton, Jean. Playing Cards in the Victoria & Albert Museum. Victoria & Albert Museum. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. London, 1988, p.40, ill. Hamilton, Jean. Playing Cards in the Victoria & Albert Museum. Victoria & Albert Museum. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. London, 1988, p.11. Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1963
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	CIRC.501-1963

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1108317/snap-ii-collage-sir-peter-blake/

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