Playing cards from the French Revolution

 

Title
Playing cards from the French Revolution
Collection Name
Albert Field Collection of Playing Cards
Shelf Location
Box no. FRANCE, Card filed under: Geography-France
Accession Number
F0386
Subjects
Revolution (France : 1789-1799); History; France
Format
playing cards; prints
Genre
Relief prints
Publication Information
TC (Marseille): France. 1792
Date
circa 1792
Physical Description
13 cards mounted : relief prints with added color ; individual card 81 x 55 mm
Note
Physical details: 39 cards stored
Card deck type: Nonstandard deck
Card suit type: French suits
Court card type: Nonstandard: crowns turned into feathers
Field's classification: R
Library Location
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University
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Also In
Albert Field Collection of Playing Cards
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8XW62DV