Card game — Pictures of Fowl, England, 1800-1840
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Card, Wood
- Dimensions
- Height 7.3 cm; Width 8.6 cm; Height 8.6 cm; Width 10.2 cm; Depth 3.8 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Card; hand-coloured etchings, wooden box
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Museum object name
- Card game
- Museum object number
- E.1856-1954
- Museum system number
- O1131249
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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