Playing card
Goodall and Son
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, card, paper, ink and metal
Measurements
Chest - 258mm (width); 84mm (height); 142mm (depth), Each card (min) - 30 mm (wdith); 52 mm (height), Each card (max) - 77 mm (width); 113 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657989
Summary
A wooden chest decorated with coloured strips of paper, some of which are torn, that are black, purple and gold coloured. Two more strips are decorated with coloured flowers. The chest has a hinged lid, with a metal lock on the front and five metal decorations on the lid. There is no key. The sides and bottom of the chest are plain. The chest contains six sets of playing cards, only one of these is a complete set - the one with the blue patterned reverse side. The other playing card sets have a green flowered pattern reverse, and two sets of pink flowered patterns. The other playing cards are illustrated with various animals such as dogs and cats and the other set is illustrated with the guests at a wedding. The cards have been folded in half and some of these are broken in half and incomplete. Total number of items is 179.
Makers and roles
Goodall and Son, manufacturer Reynolds and Sons, manufacturer