Playing card
Harry Margary (1913-1998)
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
1972
Materials
Card
Measurements
62 mm (width); 93 mm (height)
Place of origin
Lympne Castle
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665787
Summary
A set of five cards and one card describing the pack as a 'Facsimile of Marlborough's Victories Playing Cards first published 1707'. Each card bears a pictorial representation of some aspect of Marlborough's campaigns and of the personalities involved. Each card, printed in black ink on cream card, has the suit symbol in the top right hand corner and the number of the card in roman numerals at the left-hand corner. Beneath each picture is a description of the scene. Two of the cards show HRH Prince George of Denmark and Queen Anne. Total number of items is 6.
Makers and roles
Harry Margary (1913-1998), engraver and publisher