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Playing Card Pack

c.1820 (published)
Artist/Maker
Hunt & Sons (makers)
Place of origin
London (made)

Pack of 52 playing cards in red morocco leather case

Object details

Categories
Playing Cards & Tarot Cards
Prints
Games
Object type
Playing card pack
Materials and techniques
woodcuts and colour stencil, red morocco leather case
Printing Ink
Morocco Leather
Wood-Cutting
Colour Stencil
Brief description
Hunt & Sons. Pack of 52 playing cards in red morocco case. Woodcuts and stencil. London, c.1820.
Physical description
Pack of 52 playing cards in red morocco leather case
Dimensions
  • Each height: 3.625in
  • Each width: 2.5cm
Credit line
Given by Mr. W. Thorpe Haddock
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1937, London: Board of Education, 1938.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.828-1937

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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