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10 of Tethers, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, South Netherlandish, ca. 1475–80

ca. 1475–80

10 of Tethers, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, South Netherlandish, ca. 1475–80 is an object recorded by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, dated ca. 1475–80. The museum record gives material recorded as Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold; measurements 5 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (13.2 × 7 cm); place associated: South Netherlandish. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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2 of Nooses, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, South Netherlandish, ca. 1475–80

ca. 1475–80

Playing card in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1983.515.51), catalogued by the museum's The Cloisters department under the title “2 of Nooses, from The Cloisters Playing Cards”. The museum dates it ca. 1475–80 and records its origin as South Netherlandish. The museum records the medium as Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold and the dimensions as 5 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (13.2 × 7 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Playing Cards, Games. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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2 of Tethers, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, South Netherlandish, ca. 1475–80

ca. 1475–80

Playing card in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1983.515.25), catalogued by the museum's The Cloisters department under the title “2 of Tethers, from The Cloisters Playing Cards”. The museum dates it ca. 1475–80 and records its origin as South Netherlandish. The museum records the medium as Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold and the dimensions as 5 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (13.2 × 7 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Playing Cards, Games. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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3 of Nooses, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, South Netherlandish, ca. 1475–80

ca. 1475–80

Playing card in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1983.515.50), catalogued by the museum's The Cloisters department under the title “3 of Nooses, from The Cloisters Playing Cards”. The museum dates it ca. 1475–80 and records its origin as South Netherlandish. The museum records the medium as Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold and the dimensions as 5 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (13.2 × 7 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Playing Cards, Games. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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5 of Collars, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, South Netherlandish, ca. 1475–80

ca. 1475–80

Playing card in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1983.515.35), catalogued by the museum's The Cloisters department under the title “5 of Collars, from The Cloisters Playing Cards”. The museum dates it ca. 1475–80 and records its origin as South Netherlandish. The museum records the medium as Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold and the dimensions as 5 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (13.2 × 7 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Playing Cards, Games. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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6 of Collars, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, South Netherlandish, ca. 1475–80

ca. 1475–80

Playing card in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1983.515.34), catalogued by the museum's The Cloisters department under the title “6 of Collars, from The Cloisters Playing Cards”. The museum dates it ca. 1475–80 and records its origin as South Netherlandish. The museum records the medium as Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold and the dimensions as 5 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (13.2 × 7 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Playing Cards, Games. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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7 of Horns, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, South Netherlandish, ca. 1475–80

ca. 1475–80

Playing card in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1983.515.7), catalogued by the museum's The Cloisters department under the title “7 of Horns, from The Cloisters Playing Cards”. The museum dates it ca. 1475–80 and records its origin as South Netherlandish. The museum records the medium as Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold and the dimensions as 5 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (13.2 × 7 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Playing Cards, Horns, Games. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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7 of Tethers, from The Cloisters Playing Cards, South Netherlandish, ca. 1475–80

ca. 1475–80

Playing card in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 1983.515.20), catalogued by the museum's The Cloisters department under the title “7 of Tethers, from The Cloisters Playing Cards”. The museum dates it ca. 1475–80 and records its origin as South Netherlandish. The museum records the medium as Paper (four layers of pasteboard) with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold and the dimensions as 5 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (13.2 × 7 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Playing Cards, Games. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game

Card game is held by Skelleftea museum. Museum description: A deck of cards in an open blue cardboard box with a picture of a queen and with the text "Bagges spelkort, eleganta, hållbara. Kr 6.50 pr spel, Kr 6:75 med förgyllda hörn" [Bagge's playing cards, elegant, durable. SEK 6.50 per game, SEK 6.75 with gilded corners]. On the back of the box one can see that this deck is without gilded corners. The museum record gives material recorded as cardboard; measurements Width 42 mm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game — bali, England, © 1956

© 1956

Card game in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number B.235:1-1993), made in England, dated © 1956. The museum's brief description reads: Card game, 'Bali', printed card, Spear's Games, England, 1956. Museum description: Set of 108 cards in printed box. The box depicts a sunset over the sea with a palm tree on the left and bears the title, slogan 'Fun!, Fast!, Fascinating!', and manufacturer's details. The cards inside are white faced with letters and score values printed in black in the corners, the backs of half the cards are red, with palm trees in silhouette, the other half are blue, similarly designed. A printed instructions sheet and advertising leaflet are also included. The museum records it as Printed card, measuring Length 7.9 cm; Width 15.2 cm; Height 1,9 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game — Goal, The Soccer Card Game, England, 1965-1970

1965-1970

Card game in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number MISC.163-1983), made in England, dated 1965-1970. The museum's brief description reads: Boxed card game, Goal, published in England by Castell Brothers Ltd between 1965 and 1970. Museum description: Design: printed card, reverse sides show a drawing of a ball and soccer netting. box of green and white card with a coloured card glued to the front giving the title and makers' details The museum records it as Printed card, measuring Height 8.5 cm; Width 5.4 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game — Kan-U-Go, The Crossword Card Game, England, 1934

1934

Card game in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number MISC.69-1977), made in England, dated 1934. The museum's brief description reads: Boxed card spelling game, Kan-U-Go, published in England by Porterprint in 1938. Museum description: Design: cards each with a printed letter in the centre, repeated in opposite corners and a number (value) in remaining corners; backs printed in red on white to show a knight on horseback. The museum records it as Printed card, measuring Height 6.3 cm; Width 4.5 cm; Height 7.9 cm; Width 11 cm; Depth 2 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game — Mhing, England, 1991

1991

Card game in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number B.16:1 to 6-2004), made in England, dated 1991. The museum's brief description reads: Box card game, Mhing, made in England by J W Spears & Sons PLC in 1991. Museum description: A black box with Mhing written in gold, with a gold and red design underneath the title. The company logo appears in the bottom right hand corner. Inside the box is a black plastic tray with a sloped side for dealing cards. In the tray are three packs of cards two of these are still sealed. There is also a pad of score sheets, a set of rules and set of sheets detailing different ways of scoring. And a green pencil. The museum records it as Printed card and paper, measuring Length 24.5 cm; Height 6 cm; Width 16 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game — Pictures of Fowl, England, 1800-1840

1800-1840

Card game in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.1856-1954), made in England, dated 1800-1840. The museum's brief description reads: Card game, 'Pictures of Fowl', card; hand-coloured etchings, wooden box, England, 1800-40. Museum description: Twelve cards comprising a set showing domestic fowl, game birds etc, each with a cardboard strip attached to the back and hinge to form a stand. Each card lettered with name of bird depicted, hand-colured etchings. In a wooden box with a lid abd are one etching used as the label on the lid. The museum records it as Card; hand-coloured etchings, wooden box, measuring Height 7.3 cm; Width 8.6 cm; Height 8.6 cm; Width 10.2 cm; Depth 3.8 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game — Playing cards, Karauli, 3rd quarter 19th century

3rd quarter 19th century

Card game in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number 01316&A/(IS)), made in Karauli, dated 3rd quarter 19th century. The museum's brief description reads: Mughal Ganjifa playing cards, Karauli, Rajasthan, third quarter of the 19th Century.. Museum description: Lacquered box with sliding lid containing 92 hand painted circular papier Mughal Ganjifa or playing cards. It is divided into as many as eight suits with numerical and court cards, represented by symbols such as a crown, a harp or a gold coin. Wood, painted and lacquered with sliding grooved lid (one corner broken). Number 92 of 96 (missing:taj wazir, safed wazir, ghulam mir, barat wazir. The museum records it as Paper board; painted and laquered, measuring Diameter 60 mm; Width 88 mm; Length 146 mm; Height 83 mm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game — The Fancy Bazaar or Aristocratic Traders, London, ca. 1865

ca. 1865

Card game in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.1792&A to J-1954), made in London, dated ca. 1865. The museum's brief description reads: Boxed card game, The Fancy Bazaar, published in England by E & M A Ogilvy in about 1865. Museum description: Design: lithograph, hand coloured with letterpress; central compartment, 8 surrounding compartments, 8 illustrated cards, 56 printed cards; sheet of rules; wooden box The museum records it as Hand-coloured lithographed card and wood, measuring Height 31.1 cm; Width 31.1 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game — The Infant's Cabinet of Fishes, London, 1801

1801

Card game in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.427-1937), made in London, dated 1801, attributed to John Marshall. The museum's brief description reads: Boxed set of cards, The Infant's cabinet of Fishes, published in England by John Marshall in 1801. Museum description: Wooden box with sliding lid that has an illustration of a fishbowl containing three fish on a table in a garden. The box is lined with pink paper and contains twenty-seven cards and a small printed booklet. One of the cards is from a different set and has a picture of a 'Chinese Manderine' (sic). The other twenty-six cards are incomplete sets from two volumes - twelve from Vol I and fourteen from Vol II. The booklet is titled A History of Fishes Volume II and has descriptions of thirty fish. The fish cards each have a hand coloured etching of a fish with its name and a reference to where it appears in the History of Fishes. Also on the card is the publisher's name and address and date of publication, October 3 1801. The animals and activities depicted are: 'Porcupine Fish', 'Charr', 'The Whale Fishery', 'Opah or King Fish', 'Nasal Notocanthus', 'The Herring Fishery', 'Carp', 'Bleak', 'Cat-Fish', 'Banded Perch', 'Paper Nautilus', 'Yellow Loricaria', 'Shooting Fish', 'Sword-Fish',… The museum records it as Wood, hand-coloured card and bound paper, measuring Length 9.1 cm; Width 6.3 cm; Height 4 cm; Length 7.4 cm; Width 4.7 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game — The New Artistic and Amusing Card Game "Peter Pan", England, 1910-1920

1910-1920

Card game in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number B.270:1 to 56-1996), made in England, dated 1910-1920. The museum's brief description reads: Boxed card game, 'The New Artistic and Amusing Game, Peter Pan', made in England by the International Card Co., ca.1910-1920. Museum description: The card game comes in a rectangular box. There is a playing card stuck to the front of the box with a drawing of Peter Pan dancing on it. On the back of the box there is information written about the game in green font. The box consists of two card sleeves that slot into one another to hold the cards. The cards themselves are 52 in number and all have illustrations on the front. There are four cards of each illustration (Captain Hook, the Crocodile, John, the Mermaid, Mr Darling, Mrs Darling, Nana, Peter Pan, Slightly, Smee, Starkey, Wendy, and the Wolf). The pack also comes with printed paper instructions. The museum records it as Printed card, measuring Height 10.1 cm; Width 16.4 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game — The Simpsons Horror Edition, Europe, 2011

2011

Card game in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number B.248:1,2-2011), made in Europe, dated 2011. The museum's brief description reads: Top Trumps card game in case, Winning Moves, 2011. Museum description: 29 character cards, instruction card, advertising card, collectable card and barcode card. All with black border. Colour printed with cartoons and text, with Top Trumps and Simpsons logos and cartoon black cat. Hard plastic case with white back and sides, hinged clear front, and Top Trumps logo moulded at top. The museum records it as Colour-printed card, injection-moulded ABS, measuring Height 100 mm; Width 61 mm; Height 138 mm; Width 85 mm; Depth 18 mm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game — Together, Perth (Ontario), 1974

1974

Card game in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number B.134:1 to 5-2009), made in Perth (Ontario), dated 1974. The museum's brief description reads: A co-operative game 'Together' made by Family Pastimes in Canada in 1974. Museum description: Boxed card game. A white cardboard box with an orange pattern on it. The title 'Together: a co-operative game' is printed across the front in black text. Two sets of cards; one blue and one yellow. They are rectangular and each have an illustration and a word printed in black ink. The yellow set represent 'good' traits such as kindness and medicine whilst the blue cards show 'negative' traits such as crime and famine. There are 47 yellow cards and 23 blue cards. The playing pieces are each a small coloured square. The colours include white, green, black, blue, yellow and orange. Blue sheet of paper folded in half with instructions printed on in black ink. A white sheet of paper folded in half with instructions printed on it in black text. The museum records it as Card and paper, measuring Length 23.9 cm; Width 13.9 cm; Depth 4.4 cm; Width 41 mm; Depth 67 mm; Width 25 mm; Depth 25 mm; Width 215 mm; Depth 115 mm; Width 224 mm; Depth 112 mm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game, 2008

2008

Card game, 2008 is held by Skelleftea museum, dated 2008. Museum description: Deck of cards in a commonly found design featuring Skellefteå AIK's maple leaf and four sets of tiger stripes as the motif. The deck is made of paper by Öbergs spelkort, Esselte Sverige AB. They are packaged in thin plastic wrap and in a plastic box measuring 65x95 mm. The plastic wrap functions together with a band bearing the text Cartamundi as a seal. In the autumn of 2005, Skellefteå Museum began a documentation project focusing on the hockey culture around the hockey team Skellefteå AIK under the working title "Världens bästa AIK" [The World's Best AIK]. We asked members of the supporter club North Power, "ordinary hockey fans", and Skellefteå residents in general - what does Skellefteå AIK mean to you? We also investigated how sponsors view AIK - and what added value the hockey team provides to their product. Parts of the material were assembled into an exhibition about the team itself and also about specific individual players; the exhibition was named "Visa hjärt [Show Heart]. The museum record gives material recorded as Printed Pressed; Plastic; Paper; measurements Width 56 mm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card Game, Artist: Alexander Sauerweid

Card Game is held by Museum of City History Leipzig (Germany), attributed to Artist: Alexander Sauerweid. Description supplied by the holding institution: Skat game, German playing card, 32 sheets, with military images of Alexander Sauerweid 1810-1815. The maps show uniformed parts of different countries as well as different orders. The collection record gives material recorded as Paper; measurements Height x width: 6 x 10.2 cm; format: printed. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card game, England, London, 1850-1899

1850-1899

Card game in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number B.538:1 to 5-2016), made in England, London, dated 1850-1899, attributed to unknown. The museum's brief description reads: Card game of riddles made in England, 1850-1899. Museum description: A card game of riddles comprising 142 small rectangular cards with one riddle question printed on each, numbered from '1' through to '144' with two cards missing: numbers '94' and '121'. Some of the question cards have pencil annotations on them. Accompanying the cards are paper sheets with numbered answers to the riddles, handwritten in ink. There are four separate answer sheets, two of these were originally joined as one sheet and all of them are fragile and have signs of foxing. One of the sheets, with the handwritten title 'Answers to Riddles' was written later than the other sheets and by two different writers, perhaps an adult and a child. The museum records it as Card printed with ink; paper inscribed with ink pen, measuring Length 15.5 cm; Width 9.5 cm; Length 8.8 cm; Width 22.3 cm; Length 17.7 cm; Width 22.3 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card Game, Producer: United Stralsunder SpielProduzfabriken AG (?)

Card Game is held by Museum of City History Leipzig (Germany), attributed to Producer: United Stralsunder SpielProduzfabriken AG (?). Description supplied by the holding institution: Miniature card game. German colors. Saxon double image. 32 color printed cards with rounded corners. On the back, advertising for cigarettes from the Dresden cigarette and tobacco factory Monopol, red print (“Rimatti Privat 2 1/2” and “Sachsengold 3 1/2”). Pictures of the front with silver frame and black line. On the Eichel-Ass inscription: “Finest double picture card”; a stylized male with a G as head on the red ace in place of the tax stamp in the circle. The collection record gives material recorded as Paper; Paper; measurements Height x width: 2.5 x 3.5 cm; format: printed; printed. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card Game, United Altenburger and Stralsunder playing card factories A.-G

Card Game, United Altenburger and Stralsunder playing card factories A.-G is held by Museum of City History Leipzig. Museum description: Card game "Uhrenquartett", 35 cards and a replacement card for "Die Stoppuhr" (3), with game rules, of the packaging only the lid is still original. The museum record gives material recorded as paper; measurements height x width: 10 x 6.5 cm (card); maker recorded: Vereinigte Altenburger und Stralsunder Spielkarten-Fabriken A.-G.. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Card organiser — Dial-a-Card, c1965

c1965

Card organiser in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number W.36-2016), dated c1965, attributed to Roy Erikson, Robert L. Kuenzel. The museum's brief description reads: Los Alomos Dial-a-Card Rolodex, designed c.1965. Plastic, metal, and rubber. Museum description: A card holder system containing business cards. The design consists of a metal base which houses the punch plate mechanism and a rotary mechanism which is made of plastic. The rotary mechanism is partially encased in a hollow plastic half-cylinder, which protects the cards from the back side, leaving the cards exposed and legible from the front side. The card holder is stamped 'patent pending' on the bottom. The museum records it as A metal base with plastic casing and four rubber feet., measuring Height 22 cm; Width 15.2 cm; Depth 17 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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card play, A. Boman, 1969

1969

card play is held by Kulturen (Sweden), dated 1969, attributed to A. Boman. Description supplied by the holding institution: 2 pcs of kids about 42 cards each. Printed on paper, black playing card markings on one side, on the back point patterns in red and blue, respectively. Both games were stamped with 2 stamps each: “A.BOMAN HAMNGATAN N: o?? STOCKHOLM,” “MANUF STÄMPEL STOCKHOLM.” The collection record gives material recorded as paper; measurements Width 6 cm; Length 8.8 cm. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Deck of cards for the Saarbrücker Bergmannskalender 1977: Mining Facilities

Deck of cards for the Saarbrücker Bergmannskalender 1977: Mining Facilities is held by Montanhistorisches Dokumentationszentrum (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: Card deck, 56 cards + title card, front and reverse sides printed in colour, rounded corners. Reverse: gold, black; black floral, vine patterns and company logo of Saarbergwerke AG on a gold ground. Front: court cards + jokers with motif print, other cards card value and suit. Title card with text. Card deck: French suit system. On the face cards are 12 depictions of mining techniques. On the three jokers is a depiction of an eating miner. King of Clubs: Processing Préparation. Queen of Clubs: Firedamp drainage Captation de grisou. Jack of Clubs: Man-riding Cordée. King of Spades: Mine workings Réseau de Galeries. Queen of Spades: Coal processing Transformation du Charbon. Jack of Spades: Mine railway station Gare miniere. King of Hearts: Coal mine Houillere. Queen of Hearts: Benzene plant Atelier de benzene. Jack of Hearts: Coal spoil tip Stock de charbon. King of Diamonds: Power plant Centrale Thermique. Queen of Diamonds: St. Barbara Ste. Barbe. Jack of Diamonds: Hoisting shaft Puits d'Extraction. The card deck was the supplement to the Saarbrücker… The collection record gives measurements width: 63 mm; length: 88 mm; format: paper (material); print (technique). Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Game card Falken König from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop)

Game card Falken König from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop) is held by Fine Arts Museum Vienna. The museum record gives material recorded as pen and ink drawing, watercolours, shell gold; on cardboard made of several layers of paper; measurements H. 15.8 cm, W. 9.8 cm; place associated: Basel. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Game card Falkenluder Four from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop)

Game card Falkenluder Four from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop) is held by Fine Arts Museum Vienna. The museum record gives material recorded as pen and ink drawing, watercolours on cardboard made of several layers of paper; measurements H. 15.8 cm, W. 9.8 cm; place associated: Basel. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Game card Falkenluder Nine from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop)

Game card Falkenluder Nine from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop) is held by Fine Arts Museum Vienna. The museum record gives material recorded as pen and ink drawing, watercolours on cardboard made of several layers of paper; measurements H. 15.8 cm, W. 9.8 cm; place associated: Basel. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Game card Falkenluder Seven from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop)

Game card Falkenluder Seven from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop) is held by Fine Arts Museum Vienna. The museum record gives material recorded as pen and ink drawing, watercolours on cardboard made of several layers of paper; measurements H. 15.8 cm, W. 9.8 cm; place associated: Basel. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Game card Heron König from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop)

Game card Heron König from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop) is held by Fine Arts Museum Vienna. The museum record gives material recorded as pen and ink drawing, watercolours, shell gold; on cardboard made of several layers of paper; measurements H. 15.8 cm, W. 9.8 cm; place associated: Basel. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Game card Heron Zwei from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop)

Game card Heron Zwei from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop) is held by Fine Arts Museum Vienna. The museum record gives material recorded as pen and ink drawing, watercolours on cardboard made of several layers of paper; measurements H. 15.8 cm, W. 9.8 cm; place associated: Basel. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Game card Hunting dogs Five from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop)

Game card Hunting dogs Five from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop) is held by Fine Arts Museum Vienna. The museum record gives material recorded as pen and ink drawing, watercolours on cardboard made of several layers of paper; measurements H. 15.8 cm, W. 9.8 cm; place associated: Basel. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Game card Hunting dogs Seven from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop)

Game card Hunting dogs Seven from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop) is held by Fine Arts Museum Vienna. The museum record gives material recorded as pen and ink drawing, watercolors on cardboard composed of multiple layers of paper; measurements H. 15.8 cm, W. 9.8 cm; place associated: Basel. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Game card Hunting dogs Six from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop)

Game card Hunting dogs Six from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop) is held by Fine Arts Museum Vienna. The museum record gives material recorded as pen and ink drawing, watercolours on cardboard made of several layers of paper; measurements H. 15.8 cm, W. 9.8 cm; place associated: Basel. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Game card Reiher Neuner from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop)

Game card Reiher Neuner from the “Ambraser Hofjagdspiel”, Konrad Witz (workshop) is held by Fine Arts Museum Vienna. The museum record gives material recorded as pen and ink drawing, watercolours on cardboard made of several layers of paper; measurements H. 15.8 cm, W. 9.8 cm; place associated: Basel. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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game, playing card, Blomgren, Klas

game, playing card, Blomgren, Klas is held by Museum of Gothenburg. Museum description: GM:2518; Games and play; Nilsson collection; Finspel, fulspel eller fuskspel? [Fair play, foul play or cheating?], 2008 The museum record gives material recorded as paper; measurements Width 6; maker recorded: Blomgren, Klas. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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German Original Tarot, Publisher: Uranus-Verlag Max Duphorn

German Original Tarot is held by Museum of City History Leipzig (Germany), attributed to Publisher: Uranus-Verlag Max Duphorn. Description supplied by the holding institution: Tarot cards. 78 cards printed in color on both sides in a cardboard box. Complete set. Reverse with purple dotted lines on a light yellow ground. Images partially designed in "Egyptian style", with astrological symbols, Hebrew characters, and runes on the 22 major cards ("The Major Arcana"). Inscription on the box: "Deutsches ORIGINAL-TAROT. Kartenspiel zur Zukunftserforschung auf kabbalistisch-astrologischer Grundlage, 78 Kart. m. Angaben ihrer Bedeutung, welche nach den verschiedensten Methoden d. Chartomanie gelegt werden können." [German ORIGINAL-TAROT. Card game for exploring the future on a kabbalistic-astrological basis, 78 cards with indications of their meaning, which can be laid according to the most diverse methods of cartomancy]. The collection record gives material recorded as Paper; Paper; Paper; Paper; measurements height x width: 5.3 x 7.3 cm; format: printed; printed; printed; printed. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Happy Families, game, playing cards, Klas Blomgren

Happy Families, game, playing cards, Klas Blomgren is held by Museum of Gothenburg. Museum description: GM:28727; Games and play; Finspel, fulspel eller fuskspel?, 2008. The museum record gives material recorded as paper; cardboard; measurements Width 6; maker recorded: Klas Blomgren. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Ibero-American historical playing card - Deck, Fournier, H (Workshop of)

Ibero-American historical playing card - Deck is held by Museum of León (Spain), attributed to Fournier, H (Workshop of). Description supplied by the holding institution: Historical deck produced for the exhibitions of Seville and Barcelona of 1929, by the widow and sons of H. Fournier of Vitoria. Forty cards numbered and grouped into four suits of coins, cups, swords, and batons, the first three representing the monarchies of Ferdinand V, Charles I, and Philip II respectively during which the colonisation took place, and the last representing monarchs and indigenous motifs. Reverse with the coat of arms of Charles I surrounded by the Golden Fleece and an outer border with the coats of arms of the 22 American republics that formed the colonial empire, plus the coat of arms of Portugal; in the corners coats of arms of Castile, León, Navarre, and Aragon. Each card of the different suits refers to figures, maps, attributes, coats of arms, or symbols of the conquistadors. Includes an explanatory booklet of the figures and a storage box, with capital letter printed in gold, indicating the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition of Seville, the manufacturing factory, and a caravel. Donation from the collection of D.… The collection record gives material recorded as Cartulina; Tinta [Cardboard; Ink]; measurements Altura = 9,50 cm; Anchura = 6 cm [Height = 9.50 cm; Width = 6 cm]. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Marked Playing Cards KM-O.260-1

Marked Playing Cards KM-O.260-1 is held by University of Graz (Austria). Description supplied by the holding institution: 7 pieces of marked playing cards, behind glass, the reverse of some cards of the pack is marked with the number 49 or with the digits 4 or 9. On cards of the same suit the marking is at the same height (see 3rd and 4th card from left), on cards of equal value of different suits at the same distance from the edges. This deck was confiscated from card sharps by the gendarmerie in March 1895 The collection record gives material recorded as paper. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Marked Playing Cards KM-O.265-1

Marked Playing Cards KM-O.265-1 is held by University of Graz (Austria). Description supplied by the holding institution: Marked playing cards, notches were made with a fingernail on the edges of the fronts, allowing the card sharp to recognize the cards as early as during dealing The collection record gives material recorded as paper. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Norwegians, Swedes, and Finns playing a bridge tournament ..., Rafael Olin

Norwegians, Swedes, and Finns playing a bridge tournament ..., Rafael Olin is held by Society of Swedish Literature in Finland. Museum description: Norwegians, Swedes, and Finns playing a bridge tournament at Handelsgillet, Vasa. The museum record gives measurements Shelf metres arranged 3.7; place associated: Vasa, Vasa, Österbotten, Finland; maker recorded: Rafael Olin. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Paper playing card

Paper playing card is held by Swedish History Museum. Museum description: Findspot unknown. Late 18th century. The museum record gives material recorded as paper; measurements quantity 1; number of fragments 2; place associated: Västergötland Otterstad Läckö Castle. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Paper playing card

Paper playing card is held by Swedish History Museum. Museum description: Found in room 116. Late 18th century. The museum record gives material recorded as paper; measurements quantity 1; place associated: Sweden Västergötland Otterstad Läckö Castle. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

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Play card, Bohemia, Kammermeister (seven), from the so-called Hofämterspiel

Play card, Bohemia, Kammermeister (seven), from the so-called Hofämterspiel is held by Fine Arts Museum Vienna. The museum record gives material recorded as paper, woodcut, watercolours, gold and silver foil overlays, pen-and-ink drawing; measurements H. 13.9 cm, W. 9.9 cm; place associated: Vienna (?). These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.