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.