Card game
French card game, incomplete. The king of hearts and the 3 of hearts are missing.
- Accession Number 2009.16.49.1-50
- Materials cardboard, ink
- Measurements 6 x 9 cm
Historical context
This set of 50 cards, made in France probably in the first part of the 19th century, is of great importance as it comes from the family fonds of Jean-Joseph Girouard (1794-1855), notary and Parti patriote member of the Lower Canada House of Assembly.
The French playing cards comprise 54 cards organized under four signs (clubs, diamonds, hearts, spades) divided into four families of thirteen and two jokers. They are thought to have ...
- Accession Number 2009.16.49.1-50
- Materials cardboard, ink
- Measurements 6 x 9 cm
© Collection Pointe-à-Callière, 2009.016.049.1-50
Photo by Alain Vandal
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