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Playing Card

c.1845 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Reynolds & Sons (publishers)
Phiz (artist)
Cruikshank, George (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (issued)

Playing card with a caricature head in each pip.

Object details

Categories
Playing Cards & Tarot Cards
Games
Entertainment & Leisure
Caricatures & Cartoons
Prints
Toys & Games
Object type
Playing card
Materials and techniques
lithographed card
Lithographic Ink
Lithography
Brief description
Reynolds & Sons. One of 52 playing cards; the pips filled in with caricature heads possibly by Cruikshank or Phiz. c.1845
Physical description
Playing card with a caricature head in each pip.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.625in
  • Width: 2.5in
Credit line
Given by Miss J. M. Charles
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1915, London: Printed under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1916.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3647-1915

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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