Playing cards
by or after Goodall and Son Ltd
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
c. 1897 - c. 1900
Materials
Card
Measurements
65 mm (Width); 92 mm (Length)
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1517614
Summary
Goodall & son Ltd 52 playing card set with European heads of state from the 19th c such as Alexander II (1855 - 1881), Napoleon (1804- 1814), William I (1871 -1888) and Victor Emmanuel II (1861-1878) and their wives as Kings and Queens and British monarchs including Queen Victoria at the back.
Full description
This set is similar to the pack of cards that was produced by Goodall in 1897 to celebrate Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, 60 years as Queen of Britain and its overseas dominions.
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009.
Makers and roles
by or after Goodall and Son Ltd, manufacturer