[Beggar's opera playing cards].

Description

Title: [Beggar's opera playing cards].
Creator: Bowles, Carington, 1724-1793, printmaker
Contributor: Pepusch, John Christopher, 1667-1752.
Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Published / Created: [approximately 1770]
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: Printed for Carington Bowles, No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London
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).
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.
Provenance: From the collection of Dudley Ollis. Sold at Dominic Winter Auctions, 15 June 2023, lot 473, purchased through Jarndyce; June 2023.
Extent: 53 cards on 3 sheets : sheets 95 x 62 mm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English