Pack of 78 tarot cards showing buildings
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1860s
This pack of 78 tarot cards was published around the 1860s in Copenhagen, Denmark, by LP Holmblads Fabrik. The full deck features double-ended court figures, numerals with French suit signs, and various architectural and landscape views. The card backs are decorated with a dotted leaf pattern.
The cards are produced using engravings and colour stencilling, with each individual card measuring 11.4 cm in height by 5.9 cm in width. Identified subjects on the cards include Roskilde Cathedral on card VI and Rosenburg Castle on card XVIII. The Knave of Clubs bears the lettering 'LP Holmblads Fabrik i Kjöbenhavn'.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Card VI in the pack depicts Roskilde Cathedral, and card XVIII shows Rosenburg Castle. The numeral cards were later featured in the 1984 Bibliothèque Nationale exhibition catalogue, 'Tarot, Jeu et Magie'.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Engravings and colour stencil.
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Denmark
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Pack of 78 tarot cards showing buildings.
- Museum object number
- E.1860:1/78-1885
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.