Queen of Hearts: P.14644-R(1)

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Queen of Hearts

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Publisher: Goodall & Son

Entities

Playing card

Categories

Print

Description

Double-ended court card with internal border. Chromolithograph printed in red, blue, yellow and black on white coated card with rounded corners. The Queen holds a red flower in her left hand. The pip is located to the left and a corner index of 'Q' with pip is located to the left of the internal border. On the verso is a flower design inspired by late-nineteenth-century Japonisme, c. 1890, printed in red, blue and gold inks. One of three cards from the same pack. The other two are the King of Hearts (P.14644-R(2)) and the King of Spades (P.14644-R(3)). The three cards were found among the playing card collection contained in a white envelope printed: 'UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE'. The date and origin of acquisition is unknown.

Legal notes

Unknown

Acquisition and important dates

Dating

19th Century
Production date: circa AD 1890

Note

Height 92mm x width 65mm

School or Style

Techniques used in production

Chromolithography

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14644-R(1)
Primary reference Number: 225231
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 5 September 2018 Updated: Monday 2 October 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Queen of Hearts" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/225231 Accessed: 2024-05-04 20:31:39

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            University of Cambridge}}

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