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Bézique cards

Playing Card
1927 (made)
Artist/Maker

Colour lineblock printed playing card for the game of Bézique, in a box with a pictorial lid incorporating Goodall's trademark. The backs of the cards are decorated with a classical floral design in red. The two packs are accompanied by a joker, four score markers and a book of rules.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBézique cards (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lineblock printed card
Brief description
Card from two packs of 32 for the game of Bézique, published by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd., and Charles Goodall & Son Ltd., 1927.
Physical description
Colour lineblock printed playing card for the game of Bézique, in a box with a pictorial lid incorporating Goodall's trademark. The backs of the cards are decorated with a classical floral design in red. The two packs are accompanied by a joker, four score markers and a book of rules.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.9cm
  • Each card width: 5.8cm
Credit line
Given by Miss J.D. Hamilton
Collection
Accession number
E.1:7-1985

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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