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Playing Card Deck

c.1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
C.L. Wüst (publisher)
Place of origin
Frankfurt (made)

Miniature playing cards, contained in half the original cardboard case.

Object details

Category
Playing Cards & Tarot Cards
Object type
Playing card deck
Materials and techniques
lithography
Card
Colour Lithography
Lithography
Brief description
C.L. Wüst. Incomplete pack of playing cards (missing the King of Clubs) in cardboard case covered with pattern paper. German, c.1850
Physical description
Miniature playing cards, contained in half the original cardboard case.
Dimensions
  • Height: 0.75in
  • Width: 0.5in
Credit line
Given by Mrs Ewan Cameron
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1947, London: HMSO, 1950.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.419-1947

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O602286/playing-card-deck-cl-wüst/
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