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1. [Beggar's opera playing cards].
- Creator:
- Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [approximately 1770]
- Call Number:
- File 55 G25 S770++
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Each card shows music and lyrics from John Gay's Beggar's opera and a small standard playing card inset in the upper left corner; red suits with stencil colored pips; no tax stamp; maker's details on king of clubs, 10 of spades and ace of hearts
- Description:
- Title devised by cataloger., French suit system., Composition of deck: 52 (A, K, Q, J, 10-2)., and All cards mounted with photo corners onto 3 display boards, encapsulated in clear plastic, each board 40 x 54.5 cm; together with a folder of notes (printed and handwritten) mostly regarding the Beggar's Opera on which the cards are based, including manuscript notes prepared (presumably by Dudley Ollis) for a talk on this theme. For further information, consult library staff.
- Publisher:
- Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
- Subject (Geographic):
- England
- Subject (Name):
- Gay, John, 1685-1732.
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Beggar's opera playing cards].