print; playing-card

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Object Type: print; playing-card
Museum number: 1872,0608.357
Description: An uncut sheet with two playing-cards, the 6 and 8 of hearts. Beneath the suit-mark on the 8 of hearts is a scroll with the date 1594. On the 6 of hearts is a running dog. Woodcut
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Production date: 1594
Production place: Published in: Ulm
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Dimensions: Height: 85 millimetres (individual card); Height: 86 millimetres (sheet); Width: 56 millimetres (individual card); Width: 112 millimetres (sheet)
Curator's comments: This playing card is from the same series as 1872,0608.356 and 358, 1867,0309.295-296, and probably also associated with 1904,1231.1 - 5 (Zaunberger, Ulm)
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Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Theodor Oswald Weigel (sale Leipzig 27.v.1872/309); Purchased through: A Asher & Co
Acquisition date: 1872
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1872,0608.357

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