Ace of Clubs
Printmaker: Gatteaux, Nicolas Marie
From a complete pack of 52 playing-cards; woodcut on white laid paper with watermarked fleur-de-lis. The Ace of Clubs follows a different design to the other aces in the pack. It is shaded with horizontal lines rather than block colour and contained within a circular 'frame' of fleur-de-lis. Like the court cards in the pack, the Ace of Clubs was designed by engraver and sculptor, Nicolas-Marie Gatteaux (1751-1832) in 1813, whose name can be found at the centre of the shield on the Jack of Clubs. His designs were based on earlier versions of the so-called Paris pattern, which became the official French pattern in 1813. The pack can be dated through reference to the Jack of Clubs, which is printed with the name for French excise administration (Administration des Contributions Indirectes) and a date of 1816. From the 19th century until 1945, the appearance of playing cards for domestic consumption was regulated by the French government and all cards were produced on watermarked paper made by the state to show payment of the stamp tax.
Bequeathed by Spencer George Perceval, 1923
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1923) by Perceval, Spencer George
19th Century
Production date:
circa
AD 1816
Height 82mm x width 53mm
Accession number: P.14628-R(13)
Primary reference Number: 224717
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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