The Australian comic playing cards / [designed and drawn by Mr Frank G. Dawson ; lithographed by Mr...
The Australian comic playing cards / [designed and drawn by Mr Frank G. Dawson ; lithographed by Mr S. Sedgefield].
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Sydney [N.S.W.] manufactured and printed by Gibbs, Shallard, & Co., [approximately 1887].
Call Numbers
H 2014/86
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
52 playing cards : some colour, ; 90 x 62 mm, in folded case 90 x 62 x 20 mm.
Content type
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
card
Publication information
Publisher
Sydney [N.S.W.] manufactured and printed by Gibbs, Shallard, & Co., [approximately 1887].
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
[approximately 1887].
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
Pack of playing cards. On the face of each card is included a unique figurative and landscape illustration depicting a different scene, presumably intended to display different aspects of a desirable Australian lifestyle for the time. Among the illustrations are idealised rural hunting, fishing and horse riding scenes. Circus scenes, music and pool...
Alternative Titles
Full title
The Australian comic playing cards / [designed and drawn by Mr Frank G. Dawson ; lithographed by Mr S. Sedgefield].
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Source of statements of responsibility: Sydney Morning Herald, page 9, 1887, October 26.
Title from folded case.
Citation / References Note
News of the Day.(1887, October 26). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 -1954), p. 9. Retrieved January 3, 2014, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13669043.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
H 2014/86
Record Identifier
74VKMrdovMod
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKMrdovMod
Other Identifiers
DDC
795.40994
MMS ID
991021248189702626
