print; playing-card

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Object Type: print; playing-card
Museum number: 1896,0501.1387
Description: One of two uncut fragmentary sheets (the other is 1896,0501.1386) containing four playing-cards, all repetitions of the knave of hearts and knave of diamonds. Hand-coloured woodcut c.1590
Producer name
School/style
Production date: 1590 (c)
Production place: Printed in: Frankfurt am Main
Materials
Technique: woodcut; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 92 millimetres (individual card); Height: 198 millimetres (sheet); Width: 54 millimetres (individual card); Width: 127 millimetres (sheet)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: These cards are of Flemish pattern.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1896
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1896,0501.1387

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