Playing Card Pack
1790s (made)
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Pack of playing cards in original wrapper with duty stamp. Woodcuts, with the ace of spades engraved.
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Materials and techniques | woodcuts |
Brief description | Joseph Hunt. Pack of playing cards. English, 1790s |
Physical description | Pack of playing cards in original wrapper with duty stamp. Woodcuts, with the ace of spades engraved. |
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Object history | Joseph Hunt (active 1790-1801) was a manufacturer of playing cards that eventually became the firm of Banck Brothers (active 1866-1889). The business history is as follows: Joseph Hunt (1790-1801) Gibson & Hunt (1801-3) Hunt & Son (1804-21) Hunt & Sons (1821-1840) Hunt, Hall, Bancks & Sons (1841) A & R.O. Bancks (1841-1865) Bancks Brothers (1866-1889) |
Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1947, London: HMSO, 1950. |
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Accession number | E.142A-1947 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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