Call Number: File 55 G25 S770++ - Yale University Library Search Results

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].