Matyó-Bridge No.50
The court cards in this delightful Art Deco pack represent persons in various colourfully embroidered folkloric costumes. Designed by Hungarian artist Ilona Radnainé Szöredi.
“Matyó-Bridge No.50”
The court cards in this delightful Art Deco pack represent persons in various colourfully embroidered folkloric costumes designed by Hungarian artist Ilona Radnainé Szöredi, who specialised in folk needlework. The cards were produced at Piatnik's Hungarian branch in Budapest, 1932.
Above: Matyó-Bridge No.50 manufactured by F. Piatnik Nándor és Fiai, (Hungarian branch, 1896-1948), Budapest, 1932. 52 cards, printed by offset, in paper wrapper. The firm of Piatnik had several branches besides the main office in Vienna, which included Prague, Cracow and Budapest. Images courtesy Barney Townshend.
REFERENCES
Segeth, Uwe-Volker: Spielkarten Jugendstil und Art Déco, Edition Christian Brandstätter, Wien, 1994
See also:
Hungarian ‘Seasons‘ pattern by Piatnik, c.1991 • Hungarian War Aid pack • Balázs Pál Nagy's playing cards • Hungarian 'Seasons' playing cards by G. Berger, Buenos Aires c.1940 • Hungarian Playing Cards made in Argentina.
By Barney Townshend
Member since October 06, 2015
Retired Airline Pilot, interested in: Transformation Playing Cards, Karl Gerich and Elaine Lewis. Secretary of the EPCS. Treasurer of the IPCS.
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