Playing Card

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Artist/Maker	De La Rue & Co. (publisher)
Place of origin	England (published)

Playing cards, lettered on the back 'Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Victoria 1887 | Empress of India | God save the Queen'.

Object details

Categories	Playing Cards & Tarot Cards Commemoration Royalty Heraldry Games Entertainment & Leisure
Object type	Playing card
Materials and techniques	Colour process engraving Printing Ink Colour Process Engraving
Brief description	One of 52 playing cards from a pack issued to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria. The backs are decorated with the royal coat of arms and emblems representing Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Published by De La Rue & Co. English, 1887.
Physical description	Playing cards, lettered on the back 'Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Victoria 1887 \| Empress of India \| God save the Queen'.
Dimensions	Height: 3.625in Width: 2.5in Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951. London: HMSO, 1962.
Marks and inscriptions	'Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Victoria 1887 Empress of India God Save the Queen' (The backs are lettered) (and with the names of the countries whose emblems are represented.)
Credit line	Given by Mr F. S. Bolam
Subjects depicted	Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
Places depicted	Canada South Africa Australia New Zealand
Associated objects	E.77:1-1951 E.77:2-1951 E.77:3-1951 E.77:4-1951 E.77:5-1951 E.77:6-1951 E.77:7-1951 E.77:8-1951 E.77:9-1951 E.77:10-1951 E.77:11-1951 E.77:12-1951 E.77:13-1951 E.77:14-1951 E.77:15-1951 E.77:16-1951 E.77:17-1951 E.77:18-1951 E.77:19-1951 E.77:20-1951 E.77:21-1951 E.77:22-1951 E.77:23-1951 E.77:24-1951 E.77:25-1951 E.77:26-1951 E.77:27-1951 E.77:28-1951 E.77:29-1951 E.77:30-1951 E.77:31-1951 E.77:32-1951 E.77:33-1951 E.77:34-1951 E.77:35-1951 E.77:36-1951 E.77:37-1951 E.77:38-1951 E.77:39-1951 E.77:40-1951 E.77:41-1951 E.77:42-1951 E.77:43-1951 E.77:44-1951 E.77:45-1951 E.77:46-1951 E.77:47-1951 E.77:48-1951 E.77:49-1951 E.77:50-1951 E.77:51-1951 E.77:52-1951
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.77:50-1951

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O594949/playing-card-de-la-rue/

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