Playing cards
Arthur Wheildon
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Card
Measurements
89 mm (H)59 mm (W)
Place of origin
Burlington Archade
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 26103
Summary
Pack of playing cards, fifty-three in total. Face of one card is stamped, with purple ink; ARTHUR WHEILDON, / HERALDIC AND ART STATIONER / BURLINGTON ARCADE W.1. Back of cards decorated with an image of a grouse in flight against silver sky and gold backdrop of land. Below image is an illegible signature and the words; Black Grouse. Found inside box (NT26102).
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Arthur Wheildon