Incomplete set of Trafalgar centenary playing cards with inner case

The inner case and 46 cards of a complete pack of Trafalgar centenary playing cards with a colour portrait of Nelson. A pack of playing cards with gilt edges and gold borders in a white cardboard box. The backs are printed in colour with a monument- a coloured picture of the battle of Trafalgar on the plinth, a bust of Nelson in a hat above with naval trophies and a laurel wreath. Oak leaves are shown in the background, the whole with a border of rope twist, shells in the upper corners, dolphins in the lower corners. Inscribed across the bottom 'HORATIO NELSON DIED OCT 21ST 1805'. Printed on the box 'The Trafalgar Centenary Playing Cards. Manufactured by Chas Goodall & Son Ltd, London.'

Object Details

ID: AAB0088.1
Type: Inner case and 46 cards
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Charles Goodall & Son Ltd
Events: Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Date made: 1905
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 24 x 95 x 70 mm
Parts: Pack of Trafalgar centenary playing cards (Playing cards)