Playing cards, whist
Also known as: Játékkártya, whist
Record status
Individual type · partial
Playing cards, whist is held by Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism. Museum description: Manufacturer: Első Magyar Játékkártyagyár Rt., Pest - Budapest. Company imprint: on the ace of hearts and king of spades "Részvénytársulat", on the heart Jack: "Budapest".
Card tax stamp: on the ace of hearts, No. 2 M.K. Type: Vienna pattern A, "large crown". Number of cards: 52. Source: Horváth - Jánoska: Erste Ungarische Spielkartenfabrik. Talon - 1992. Data based on the accession register. The museum record gives measurements 90 x 59 mm; place associated: Pest- Budapest; Magyarország. 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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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Research required
- Dimensions
- 90 x 59 mm
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Pest- Budapest; Magyarország
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048128/757498
- Museum object name
- Játékkártya, whist
- Holding institution
- Hungarian Museum of Trade and Tourism
Catalogue references
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Research required
- Research required: confirm materials, dimensions, maker and wider type against the holding institution and a specialist reference.