Playing Cards

Object/Artifact

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Toronto's First Post Office

Name/Title

Playing Cards

Entry/Object ID

2016.6.45.1-49

Tags

Recreational Artifacts

Description

Deck of 49 playing cards with name of famous men, ranging anywhere from religious reformers to presidents to artists. Includes nationality, date of death and age at death. Printed on one side, the cards bear black ink for the titles, and orange (orignally red?) borders as well as floral arrangments for embellishment. The cards are fairly uniform in size and printing, with some borders being more bold than others.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1845

Dimensions

Height

0.1 cm

Width

5.4 cm

Length

8.1 cm

Dimension Notes

.1-.49: 8.1 L x 5.4 W

Update Date

October 28, 2021