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1966.1.892.20

Playing card. Painted image in the centre of a human face. There are two Chinese symbols painted above the image and three below. At the edge of the card are two white vertical stripes on a black background. The reverse of the card is plain. One card from a pack of twenty-one playing cards 1966.1.892 .1 - .21. [ASh [OPS move] 29/06/2016]


1966.1.892.20

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Collection type
Object
Description
Playing card. Painted image in the centre of a human face. There are two Chinese symbols painted above the image and three below. At the edge of the card are two white vertical stripes on a black background. The reverse of the card is plain. One card from a pack of twenty-one playing cards 1966.1.892 .1 - .21. [ASh [OPS move] 29/06/2016]
Geographical reference
Person
Field collector E.J. Fitzroy
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1952
Date collected
By 1952
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Pigment, Material Paper Plant, Process Painted
Dimensions
Depth: max 1 mm, Width: max 22 mm, Length: max 94 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.892.20 Other numbers: 1952.202.18

Search terms: Toy and Game, Card Game