Playing Cards from United Kingdom
The Mrs. Forster Collection
Playing cards featuring original botanical paintings by Mrs. Sidney Eliza Forster from the 1890s.
The Muddled Menagerie
The Muddled Menagerie card game published by Valentine & Sons Ltd, Dundee & London, c.1900.
The New Game of Animals
Victorian card game with imaginatively designed letters which spell the name of an animal, with one card representing the animal spelt.
The Origin of Patience Games in English
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by Tony Hall
Jessel’s Bibliography of works in English on Playing Cards and Gaming describes “The first book on Patience published in English”, dated 1859.
The Pack of Positivity
Katie Abey’s rainbow-coloured designs using crazy animals to convey motivating phrases.
The Peerless Playing Card Company, London c.1890
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by Simon Wintle
James English's playing card factory was re-named Peerless in around 1880 when the title Peerless Card Company appeared on the ace of spades.
The Royal Historical Game of Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The Royal Historical Game of Cards invented by Jane Roberts and published by Robert Hardwicke, c.1840.
The Search for New Games in the late 19th century
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by Tony Hall
A few new games survived and are still around today; most came and went and are only witnessed in the literature by the equivalent of a vapour trail.
The Seven Ages of Man
Original paintings by Jane Daniell depicting characters from Shakespeare’s plays.
The Tarot Strikes Back
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by Adam Wintle
Roy Huteson Stewart's The Tarot Strikes Back combines Star Wars with Rider-Waite tarot imagery.
The Winning Hand
The Winning Hand playing cards with artwork from multiple artists, United Kingdom, 1993.