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Playing Card

1820-8 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Playing cards.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woodcut, colour stencil, engraving
Brief description
Playing cards (40 from a pack of 52) with full-length figures. Published by T.Creswick. Woodcut and colour stencil, English, 1820-8.
Physical description
Playing cards.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.75in
  • Width: 2.5in
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951. London: HMSO, 1962.
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered on the ace of Spades with the publisher's name, duty etc.
Credit line
Given by Mr A. V. Thais
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951 London: HMSO, 1962.
Collection
Accession number
E.270:13-1951

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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