Knavery of the Rump

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Artist/Maker	Guthrie, James (artist)
Place of origin	Scotland (printed)

Facsimile reproduction of a 1679 pack of cards (52) satirising 'The Rump Parliament' or 'A complete political satire of The Commonwealth'. Published in Edinburgh by the Aungervyle and Clarendon Societies, printed by E. & G. Goldsmid (Edmund Goldschmid), 1885.

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Categories	Games Playing Cards & Tarot Cards Printed Pages & Sheets Copies and Facsimiles Politics
Object type	Playing card
Title	Knavery of the Rump (popular title)
Materials and techniques	Process engraving Block Printing
Brief description	Facsimile reproduction of a 1679 pack of cards (52) satirising 'The Rump Parliament' or 'A complete political satire of The Commonwealth'. Published in Edinburgh by the Aungervyle and Clarendon Societies, printed by E. & G. Goldsmid (Edmund Goldschmid), 1885.
Dimensions	Height: 3.825in Each card width: 2.5in (Note: approximate)
Bibliographic reference	The original set was presumed to have been engraved in Holland during the exile of Charles II, and is reproduced in Lady Schreiber's 'Playing Cards of Various Ages and Counties' (1892), Vol. 1, plates 15-18. Only three perfect packs of the original are known to exist, one of which has an additional card lettered 'To be sold by R.T. near Stationer Hall, at the Black Bull in Cornhill'. This is referenced in Jean Hamilton's catalogue (n. 234), 'Playing Cards in the Victoria & Albert Museum' (1988).
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.70-1911

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O779599/knavery-of-the-rump-playing-card-guthrie-james/

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