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Playing Card

1948-50 (published)
Artist/Maker
Hermès (publisher)
Adolphe Mouron Cassandre (artist)
Place of origin
France (published)
Paris (published)

Playing card, colour process engraving.

Object details

Categories
Playing Cards & Tarot Cards
Games
Object type
Playing card
Materials and techniques
Colour process engraving
Printing Ink
Colour Process Engraving
Brief description
One of a pack of 52 playing cards with designs by A.M. Cassandre (pseudonym of Adolphe Mouron), born 1901. Two jokers and a title card, gilt edged, in the original slip-box. Published by Hermès, Paris. Colour process engravings, ca.1950.
Physical description
Playing card, colour process engraving.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.625in
  • 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
  • 'Hermès' (Lettered on the ace of Spades with the publisher's name.)
  • 'Composé par A.M. Cassandre pour Hermès-Paris Ce jeu de Cartes a été imprimé par Draeger-Frères Made in France.' (Lettered on the title card)
  • (The box lettered with publisher's name etc.)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951 London: HMSO, 1962.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.667:24-1951

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O594187/playing-card-adolphe-mouron-cassandre/
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