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playing-card
Object Type
print
playing-card
Museum number
1896,0501.1014.1-56
Description
Complete pack of 56 playing cards, the four continents each constituting a suit, omitting the standard symbols, and the cards each giving a map of a different country or region; two aces to each suit, one textual, the other giving a map for the whole continent; the court cards surmounted by medallion heads, those of the knaves representing different peoples, the kings and queens mythical or actual persons, including Charles II and Queen Henrietta Maria. c.1661 Etching Unmounted
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
School/style
British
Production date
1661
(c.)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
96 millimetres
(approx. size of each card)
Width:
58 millimetres
(approx. size of each card)
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Schreiber / Catalogue of the collection of playing cards bequeathed to the British Museum by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
(English 44)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
map/plan
Associated names
Portrait of:
Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland
Portrait of:
Henrietta Maria, Queen of Charles I
Representation of:
Moctezuma
Representation of:
Candace
Representation of:
Rhea Silvia
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Acquisition date
1896
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1896,0501.1014.1-56