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.'
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Object Details
ID: | AAB0088.1 |
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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)
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