Playing Card Deck
Piquet
| Native Name | Cartes a Jouer |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 7594 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | French |
| Provenience: | France Paris (France) |
| Period: | 19th century |
| Date Made: | 1800-1891 |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1891 |
| Section: | Historic |
| Materials: | Paper |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Francis C. Macauley, 1891 |
Description
Cartes a Jouer / One Deck of 32 Piquet Playing Cards. Suits: Carreaux, Couers, Piques, and Trefles = Diamonds, hearts, spades, clubs. Cards: Ace, King, Queen, Knave, 10, 9, 8, 7 Court Cards: Caesar, Charles, David and Alexander / Rachel, Judith, Pallas and Argine / Lahire, Hector Hogier and Lancelot. Back - plain white. Eagle watermark visible on most cards. See 15673 - miniature deck.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Chess and Playing-Cards (18 Sep 1895 - 31 Dec 1895) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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