Cards

Playing cards arriving in Europe in the late fourteenth century and the games built on them, from tarot and faro to the modern deck.

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1. 1419 - Prince-castracani-fibbia. The painting depicts Prince Francesco Antelminelli Castracani Fibbia (1360-1419) with a deck of Tarot cards, tarocchino bolognese. The Queen of Batons can be seen, bearing the Fibbia arms. There is no historical evidence that Tarot had been invented until two decades after the Prince's death.
2. 1450 - French playing cards with suit of crescents. Late 15th century French playing cards with a suit of crescents. This suit symbol failed to compete against carreaux (tiles, known as "diamonds" in English), which proved more popular. These cards originate from the formative period of French suits during the abandonment of Spanish suits.
3. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - Seven of Arrows. Seven of Arrows (that replace Clubs in this deck) from the Cary-Yale Visconti tarot deck.
4. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - Six of Arrows. Six of Arrows (that replace Clubs in this deck) from the Cary-Yale Visconti tarot deck.
5. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - The Empress. The Empress, from the Visconti tarot deck.
6. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - The Emperor. Emperor from the Visconti tarot deck.
7. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - The Lovers. Lovers from the w:Visconti tarot deck.
8. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - Seven of Cups. Seven of Cups from the Visconti tarot deck.
9. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - Chariot. Chariot from the Visconti tarot deck.
10. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - Death. Death from the Cary-Yale Visconti tarot deck.
11. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - Seven of Coins. Seven of Coins from the Visconti tarot deck.
12. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - World. World from the Visconti tarot deck.
13. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - Judgement. Judgement from the Visconti tarot deck.
14. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - Seven of Swords. Seven of Swords from the Visconti tarot deck.
15. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - Strength. Strength from the Visconti tarot deck.
16. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - Hope. Hope. A card from the Visconti tarot deck.
17. 1450 - Cary-Yale Tarot deck - Charity. Charity. A card from the Visconti tarot deck.
18. 1465 - C Theologia XXX. 30 ; C Grammatica XXI. 21 - estampe - Maître de la Série E -. Sujet: Théologie -- Allégorie Grammaire -- Allégorie Jeux -- 15e siècle Figures allégoriques -- 15e siècle [Theologia] [Grammatica] Référence bibliographique: Lambert, 306 Référence bibliographique: Lambert, 297.
19. 1465 - C Poesia XXVII. 27 ; C Geometria XXIIII. 24 - estampe - Maître de la Série E -. Sujet: Poésie -- Allégorie Géométrie -- Allégorie Jeux -- 15e siècle Figures allégoriques -- 15e siècle Collectionneur: Gatteaux, Jacques-Édouard (1788-1881). Collectionneur [Poesia] [Geometria] Référence bibliographique: Lambert, 303 Référence bibliographique: Lambert, 300.
20. 1465 - C Philosofia XXVIII. 28 ; C Rhetorica XXIII. 23 - estampe - Maître de la Série E -. Sujet: Philosophie -- Allégorie Rhétorique -- Allégorie Jeux -- 15e siècle Figures allégoriques -- 15e siècle [Philosofia] [Rhetorica] Référence bibliographique: Lambert, 304 Référence bibliographique: Lambert, 299.
21. 1465 - C Musicha XXVI. 26 ; C Aritmetricha XXV. 25 - estampe - Maître de la Série E -. Sujet: Musique -- Allégorie Arithmétique -- Allégorie Jeux -- 15e siècle Figures allégoriques -- 15e siècle Collectionneur: Gatteaux, Jacques-Édouard (1788-1881). Collectionneur [Musicha] [Aritmetricha] Référence bibliographique: Lambert, 302 Référence bibliographique: Lambert, 301.
22. 1500 - Spel handgeschreven kaarten met spreuken. A hand fanned open by its holder.
23. 1500 - Handgetekend kaartspel. Objectgegevens Titel: Handgetekend kaartspel Trefwoorden: kaartspel, gezelschapsspel, spel, ontspanningsmiddel Datering: 1750 - 1850 Materiaal: papier Afmetingen: (cm) hg 8,5 / br 5,8 Associatie: spelen Inventarisnr: Museum Rotterdam 32261.
24. 1500 - Tarot-cary-collection-ita-sheet-3s-c1500. Sheets of uncut cards as they came off the press.
25. 1500 - Tenshō karuta. Incomplete card set of Tenshō karuta, around the Genroku era (1688 1704), woodblock-printed and hand-colored.
26. 1500 - Card Table (image 2 of 3). United States, Charleston, 1785-1800 Furnishings; Furniture Mahogany, various inlays, ash, pine 29 3/4 x. (75.57 x. Murray Braunfeld (M.2006.51.11) Decorative Arts and Design.
27. 1500 - Cartes de jeux divers au portrait de Paris : jeu de cartes, estampe. Ancien possesseur: Merlin, Romain (1793-1871). Ancien possesseur.
28. 1500 - Black ballet five of clubs playing card, 1850-1900. Black five of clubs card, illustrated with three dancing women and two men at bar.. [PD] This picture is in the public domain.
29. 1590 - Bowes Ryther map playing cards. Cards from a pack illustrating counties of England and Wales. The maps were largely copied from an atlas by Christopher Saxton.
30. 1593 - Giochi di carte bellissimi di regola, e di memoria. Cover for the book "Giochi di carte bellissimi di regola, e di memoria".
31. 1616 - Players at card PK-P-103. 740 Author/creator: Wijck, Thomas (1616-1677) PK-P-103.740 Reference: Bartsch 2; Hollstein 2 Language: No linguistic content Country: No place, unknown, or undetermined Published: [tussen 1600 en 1677] Persistent URL: Published (digital): Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden, Extent: elektronische bron.
32. 1616 - Players at card PK-P-103.741, PK-P-126. Eator: Wijck, Thomas (1616-1677) PK-P-103.741 Reference: Bartsch 2; Hollstein 2 Language: No linguistic content Country: No place, unknown, or undetermined Published: [tussen 1600 en 1677] Persistent URL: Published (digital): Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden, Extent: elektronische bron.
33. 1650 - Habit de Cartier : [estampe]. Sujet: Jeux de cartes Ancien possesseur: Marteau, Georges Edgard (1851-1916). Ancien possesseur.
34. 1676 - Winstanley Geographical Cards - Europe. A card from the deck of playing cards "Winstanley Geographical Cards; from the.
35. 1683 - Dallemagne-latelier-dun-maitre-cartier. Fabrique de cartes à jouer dans une maison de la place Dauphine, à Paris. This engraving shows an idealized cardmaking workshop in 17th-century Paris. The original painting is watercolor, located at the Musée Carnavalet, Arts graphiques, D 7778.
36. 1700 - Print, playing-card, satirical print. Complete pack of 52 playing cards with satires on the lives of saints; each card has description above the image, with lines of satirical verse below, and suit mark at top left, with diamonds and hearts hand-coloured. Etching Backs plain c. 1700-20.
37. 1740 - Jan Antonín Vocásek - Still Life with Woodpecker. Players seated around a table, hands held close.
38. 1746 - Le Jeu de Piquet, par Lépicié, 1746, peint par Caspar Netscher. Le Jeu de Piquet, gravé par Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié, graveur du Roi Paris, 1746, peint par Caspar Netscher.
39. 1750 - Serpentine Card Table with Five Legs. United States, New York, New York City, 1760-1775 Furnishings; Furniture Mahogany, tulip poplar, pine, and original baize lining Gift of Mrs. Murray Braunfeld (M.2006.51.15) Decorative Arts and Design Currently on public view: Art of the Americas Building, floor 3.
40. 1770 - Admission ticket to John Morgan lecture 1770. Admission ticket, Admission ticket, John Morgan's lectures on the theory and practice of physick during the inaugural year of what is now the Perelman School of Medicine, the first medical school in the United States. Written on the back of a playing card, which was common at the time.
41. 1780 - Trade Card of La Chapelle, Stationer, A l'Ordre du Saint-Esprit (Paris). Laying card manufacturer (fabriquant de cartes à jouer) privileged by the court and King, At the Order of the Holy Spirit, Paris, rue d'Anjou au Marais.
42. 1780 - Trade Card of La Chapelle, Stationer and Playing Card Manufacturer, A l'Ordre du. Rd manufacturer (fabriquant de cartes à jouer) privileged by the court and King, At the Order of the Holy Spirit, Paris, rue d'Anjou au Marais.
43. 1789 - To be seen, from nine in the morning till eight at night. Newscutting relating to an exhibition of miniature furniture and objects; Oct 16, 1742 (manuscript); Miniature furniture; Little four-wheel open chaise.
44. 1793 - Mahogany Folding Card Table. Folding mahogany rectangular card table from a family near Kimmswick, Missouri. Mahogany Folding Card Table.
45. 1794 - L.J. Brutus - carte de Brave de Pique d'un jeu au portrait de Paris révolutionnaire. Sujet: Brutus, Lucius Junius (05..-05.. av. J.-C.) Portraits symboliques -- 1789-1799 Référence bibliographique: Hennin, 12044.
46. 1799 - Das Spiel der Hofnung (The Game of Hope). The 36 cards of Das Spiel der Hofnung (The Game of Hope).
47. 1800 - Print, playing-card. A deck laid out face upward, suits visible across the set.
48. 1800 - The Grecian astrologer, or, The calendar of destiny - a new and original fortune. Contents: Destiny, or, The Grecian astrologer -- Key to the frontispiece -- Calendar of fate, or, The influence of saints days on human affairs -- Experiments on fortune and destiny, with dominoes, cards, and dice -- Moles -- Dreams.
49. 1810 - Zittende boer met kaarten in de hand PK-T-AW-2688, PK-T-2577. Ator: Koningh, L. de (1810-1887) PK-T-AW-2688 Language: No linguistic content Country: No place, unknown, or undetermined Ownership: Welcker. NL-LeU Published: 19e eeuw Persistent URL: Published (digital): Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden, Extent: elektronische bron: In Welcker, A. (1884-1957).
50. 1811 - Juan carrafa-Baraja francesa. Baraja francesa con Napoleón en el palo de trébol, grabado a buril, Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional de España.
51. 1812 - Frontispiece illus. of books by Mason Locke "Parson" Weems (1759-1825)- "he writhes.. He gnashes his teeth. on bended knee he curses the author of his ruin" [gambler] 1 print.
52. 1813 - Spel kaarten. Objectgegevens Titel: Spel kaarten Trefwoorden: kaartspel, gezelschapsspel, spel, ontspanningsmiddel Datering: 1813 Materiaal: karton Afmetingen: (cm) hg 8,2 / br 5,4 Associatie: spelen Inventarisnr: Museum Rotterdam 32251.
53. 1814 - Fragment de cratère attique à figures rouges : Poséidon et une figure féminine : dessin. Sujet: Poséidon (divinité grecque) Vases à figures rouges Cratères (archéologie) Ancien possesseur: Millin, Aubin-Louis (1759-1818). Ancien possesseur Relevé (archéologie).
54. 1814 - Fragment de cratère lucanien à figures rouges : Héraclès et Busiris : dessin. Sujet: Héraclès (mythologie grecque) Busiris (mythologie grecque) Vases à figures rouges Ancien possesseur: Millin, Aubin-Louis (1759-1818). Ancien possesseur Relevé (archéologie).
55. 1815 - Lannuier - Card Table - detail - HNT. Card table - decoration detail.
56. 1818 - Nouvelles cartes à jouer - autorisées en concurrence avec le moule actuel de la Régie. Ancien possesseur: Marteau, Georges Edgard (1851-1916). Ancien possesseur Référence bibliographique: Guibert, Georges Marteau, 1582.
57. 1829 - Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz grajacy w karty 1829. Tytuł: Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz grający w karty Adres wydawniczy: 1829 Gatunek: rysunek Forma i typ: grafiki i rysunki Opis fizyczny: 1 rysunek: ołówek na tekturze.
58. 1850 - Neue Glückskarten (New fortune-telling cards). Sheet of twenty eight playing cards to be cut out, arranged in four rows, with French suits of spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs, twelve with images of kings, ladies, soldiers and a musician; fortune-telling text below each card.
59. 1850 - Fragment de l'Hôtel de Sens : dessin / Ch.les Ransonnette. Sujet: Hôtels particuliers -- 15e siècle Tourelles -- 15e siècle Paris (France) -- Arrondissement (04e) Paris (France) -- Hôtel de Sens Paris (France) -- Rue du Figuier Paris (France) -- Rue de l'Hôtel-de-Ville Paysages -- 19e siècle Référence bibliographique: Destailleur Paris, t. 4, 646.
60. 1850 - Deck of 36 German Playing Cards. Suit signs from a regional pattern rather than the French one.
61. 1850 - Federal Card Table. United States, Massachusetts, 1800-1815 Furnishings; Furniture Mahogany, flaming birch, pine, inlays 29 1/2 x 34 x 17 1/2 in. (74.93 x. Murray Braunfeld (M.2006.51.34) Decorative Arts and Design.
62. 1851-01-01 - Faro by J. D. Borthwick 1851. The game of Faro as depicted by John David Borthwick in California, 1851.
63. 1860 - Fragment de décor pour un plafond / Charles Garnier. Sujet: Opéra national de Paris Plans Plan.
64. 1862 - Jeu de cartes sous la Terreur. A set of playing cards designed by Jacques-Louis David during the French Revolution.
65. 1863 - Portraits of Japanese officers in a tea house, an ox cart, people playing cards, and. Three women 4 photographic prints (1 page): albumen, hand-colored.
66. 1865 - Print, playing-card. Tarot figures from a pack used for trick taking.
67. 1869 - De Alice's Abenteuer im Wunderland Carroll pic 42. Alice’s Abenteuer im Wunderland Übersetzer: Antonie Zimmermann Orginal Titel: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Illustrationen: John Tenniel.
68. 1873 - "Sacheverell" Cards. (Selected from a pack illustrating the reign of Queen Anne.).
69. 1884 - "Euchered". Physical. C. (signature on image).
70. 1885 - Playing Cards Matchsafe, 1885 86. Card backs patterned so nothing reads through from behind.
71. 1886 - Le Dessous de cartes d'une partie de Whist. Belgium, 1886 Les Diaboliques - Petites planches Prints; etchings Etching Gift of Michael G. Wilson (M.79.233.83) Prints and Drawings.
72. 1887-10-22 - JudgeMagazine22Oct1887. Judge Magazine Cover (22 Oct 1887).
73. 1888 - Fragment de l'escalier de la Maison n°8 de la rue Boutebrie n° 8 - dessin - JA. Sujet: Paris (France) -- Arrondissement (05e) Paysages urbains -- 19e siècle.
74. 1889 - Fragment de plan de l'exposition universelle de 1889. Ancien possesseur: Garnier, Charles (1825-1898). Ancien possesseur Ancien possesseur: Garnier, Charles (1825-1898).
75. 1889 - Fragment de l'hotel de la Trémouille conservé dans la maison portant le N° 31 de la. Sujet: Paris (France) -- Arrondissement (02e) Paysages urbains -- 19e siècle.
76. 1890-01-01 - Men playing cards at Gin Gin, Queensland ca. 1890. Creator: Unidentified. Location: Gin Gin, Queensland. Four men dressed in long pants, waistcoats, and hats are seated around an outdoor table, playing a game of cards, smoking pipes and drinking.
77. 1890 - Nouveau Jeu De La Main cards. "Nouveau Jeu De La Main" palmistry cards P. Grimaud company in Paris, France, following the designs of Adele Moreau.
78. 1891 - Foster's whist manual. Court figures from a printed and coloured pack.
79. 1891 - The three aces label QS:Len,"The three aces". The three aces (1891), by Vittorio Matteo Corcos.
80. 1892 - Hearts are trumps. Physical 1 print. This record contains unverified data from PGA shelflist card.; Associated name on shelflist card: Boucher, W.H.
81. 1893 - Deck of Playing Cards Purchased at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Deck of 52 playing cards in box depicting attractions of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, where it was purchased. Deck of Playing Cards Purchased at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair.
82. 1893 - Arbuckle Bros. Persistent URL: digital.lib.muohio.edu/u?/tradecards,4291 Subject (TGM): Men; Women; Animals; Horses; Horseback riding; Dancers; Dance parties; Fortune telling; Caravans; Coffee industry; Ethnic groups; Clothing dress; Costumes; Courtship; Gambling; Message: Keywords.
83. 1893 - Une partie tranquile sur la véranda des Bayley près de Long Branch (Ont.). A Quiet Game - taken on the porch of the Bayley cottage near Long Branch.
84. 1895 - Lillian Russell, 1861-1922, three-quarters length, seated, facing right; with cards. At table, in the "Tzigane" (fortune teller) 1 photographic print.
85. 1896 - Print, playing-card, advertisement. Complete pack of 52 double-ended "Scientific Whist Cards", plus 1 blank card, card with instructions for the game of Whist, an advertisement card, and a duplicate 5 of hearts Chromolithograph, letterpress Backs printed with a red pattern With original wrapper, in cardboard case Late 19th Century.
86. 1899-11-30 - RAF Lucky Charms. Playing cards inscribed with details of Gordon Cruikshank's operations with the RAF over Europe during World War 2. Lucky charms and a Popeye mascot belonging to other RAF personnel. Chadwick Center, International Bomber Command Centre, Lincoln, UK.
87. 1900 - William Howard Taft seated at table playing cards with his wife and two men on boat. Enroute to Philippines 1 photographic print.
88. 1906 - Copies de cartes de tête d'un jeu révolutionnaire édité à Nantes en l'an II - jeu de. Ancien possesseur: Allemagne, Henry-René d' (1863-1950). Ancien possesseur Référence bibliographique: D'Allemagne 210.
89. 1906 - L’Atelier d’un maître cartier habitant Place Dauphine, à Paris. Workshop of a master cardmaker in the Place Dauphine, Paris, from a gouache from the end of the 17th century preserved in the Musée Carnavalet.
90. 1914 - La Grande Guerre par les artistes / par Hermann-Paul... [et al.]. Sujet: Guerre mondiale (1914-1918) -- Art et guerre Guerre mondiale (1914-1918).
91. 1914 - ETH-BIB Ans 15314-123-AL-FL Scuola normale Locarno 1914-1916. Soldiers playing Jass in the courtyard of Locarno normal school.
92. 1915 - Will you make a fourth?. Poster showing three soldiers playing cards outside a bunker. Physical 1 print (poster): chromolithograph;. Alex. Thom Co., Ltd., Dublin.; Title from item.
93. 1917 - The Women's Royal Naval Service during the First World War, Britain Q19747. S in their rest room at the WRNS base on Osea Island, Essex, during the First World War.
94. 1918 - War cartoon Lieut P.V. Ryan SLNSW FL1540730 07. WWI cartoon V. Ryan: "YOURE - LUCKY YE STOPPED THAT STRAY ONE - I AD A FULL AND AGAINST YOU" There are palm trees in the background and they have boiled several billies.
95. 1930 - Card game, circa 1930s. Mixed foursome playing cards, possibly bridge or a similar game, Seattle, Washington, USA c. 1930s.
96. 1933 - 26-7-33, chaleur à Paris (joueurs et joueuses de carte en maillots de bain) -. Sujet: Joueurs de cartes -- Paris (France) Maillots de bain -- Paris (France) Vagues de chaleur -- Paris (France) Paris (France) Référence bibliographique: Rol.
97. 1938 - Conquian Players Louisiana 1938. "Game of coon-can in store near Reserve, Louisiana". Photo of two African American men sitting playing Conquian (card game), 1938.
98. 1938 - 16e gala de l'union des artistes, cirque d'hiver : [Programme] : 5 mars 1938. Sujet: Cirque -- Programmes -- 20e siècle Cirque d'hiver Gala de l'Union des artistes Numérisé par le partenaire.
99. 1943 - Ansel Adams Manzanar - Bridge game, Nurse Aiko Hamaguchi, Nurse Chiye Yam - LOC. Bridge game, Nurse Aiko Hamaguchi, Nurse Chiye Yamanaki, Miss Catherine Yamaguchi, Miss Kazoko Nagahama, Manzanar Relocation Center, California.
100. 1945 - 111-SC-248455 - PFC George Cap, from Prior Lake, Minn., and Pvt. James McFarland, of. PFC George Cap, from Prior Lake, Minn., and Pvt. James McFarland, of Zanesville, Ohio, both of the 1st Division, U.S. First Army, play cards, as they wait for orders to move out of Vettweiß, Germany. Co. I, 3rd Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, 2/28/45.
101. 2016-01-17 - Documentary: Tarot Cards Use and History. The pack and its players: this piece follows the subject is documentary: Tarot Cards Use and History.
102. 2018-09-08 - History of Playing Cards. The deck and the games dealt from it: this recording documents nO COPYRIGHT INTENDED. FOR EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY.
103. 2019-10-02 - History of Playing Cards explained in 5 Minutes.. Playing cards and their spread: this item examines playing cards appeared more than 1000 years ago and have changed a lot during the centuries.
104. 2020-06-18 - The WILD History of Playing Cards. Cards, suits and the table: this film traces the subject is wILD History of Playing Cards.
105. 2021-03-18 - True origin of playing cards. The pack and its players: this segment surveys the subject is true origin of playing cards.
106. 2022-01-15 - The Forgotten History of Playing Card Maker Andrew Dougherty (1826-1901) - Mini-Documentary. The deck and the games dealt from it: this report reports on meet Early American Playing Card Maker, Andrew Dougherty (1826-1901), The Card-man of New York.
107. 2022-04-14 - The History Of playing cards: USPCC & CARTAMUNDI. Playing cards and their spread: this piece presents hi everyone, thanks for watching! I’ve always been fascinated with how in depth history is, so I decided to cover the history of playing cards.
108. 2023-10-27 - The Joker Card & Its Dark History - Full Documentary. Cards, suits and the table: this recording takes in was the Joker based on human sacrifice? Let's take a spooky dive into the mysterious history of this playing card oddity.
109. 2024-10-06 - Cardistry's Story of Skilled Card Shuffling. The pack and its players: this item sets out this short documentary "Out of the Box" explores the evolution and artistry of a niche hobby known as cardistry, the skillful manipulation of ordinary playing cards through creative flourishes and shuffles.
110. 2025-03-25 - A Brief History of Playing Cards. The deck and the games dealt from it: this film records most people don't realize the amazing amount of history and engineering behind a simple deck of cards.
111. 2026-01-12 - The Dark Origins of Playing Cards. Playing cards and their spread: this segment covers playing cards weren’t invented for fun. Their true origins involve gambling, power, bans, and centuries of cultural control. We use playing cards for poker, solitaire, magic tricks, and fami.