Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Clubs for the bookshelf think it is plenty lovely

think it is plenty lovely to hang just as it is--as a great form and symbol of creative possibility--with the repairs falling away when viewed from any distance

to  the be-hatted spectators to the right and one assumes teachers to the left keeping a close eye on things

created by Pamela Colman Smith in 1909

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Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Clubs for the bookshelf think it is plenty lovelyGorgeous! I wish I had a complete deck of these Hunt & Sons c. 1830 British playing cards (a complete deck goes for $500 or so) but it's not surprising that over the past nearly 200 years some have been lost, so I've divided them into suits. All but the Ace of clubs is here. I've been trying to learn a little more about varieties of antique playing cards and what distinguishes specific decks. This stencil painted deck (producing the great bleeding