Nederlands Stedenkwartet
Nederlands Stedenkwartet with heraldic needlepoint patterns by Permin, c.1970.
Nederlands Stedenkwartet quartet game featuring needlepoint patterns of the municipal arms of Dutch cities, published by Permin (Copenhagen) for the Dutch market, c.1970. See the Rules►
Above: Nederlands Stedenkwartet needlepoint patterns quartet game published by Permin, a Copenhagen based needlepoint art retailer, made in Belgium c.1970. 36 cards in box.
The products of Carl J. Permin A/S are sold worldwide under the brand Permin – Scandinavian Art Needlework►
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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