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Woodcut block for French-suited playing cards
Title
[Woodcut block for French-suited playing cards]
Production
[Chalon-sur-Saôné] ; [1770?]
Physical Description
1 printing block ; 175 x 276 x 49 mm.
Medium
wood
Local Notes
BEIN FRAblock2a: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Wooden block engraved to print 10 court cards (King, Queen, and Jack of Spades; King and Queen of Hearts; King and Queen of Diamonds; King, Queen, and Jack of Clubs); card 83 x 50 mm.
Bourgogne pattern.
Courts wear plain headgear; Jack of Spades points with index finger of left hand; King of Hearts wears heart medallion; Jack of Clubs with helmet plume.
Revolutionary type.
Format
Other
Language
French
Added to Catalog
September 23, 2020
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Printing blocks.
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