British Museum Playing Cards
A unique pack of playing cards created for the British Museum with illustrations by Frances Button. Each suit reflects a different aspect of the Museum’s collections. The court cards have been inspired by actual exhibits in the Egyptian, Greek, Assyrian and Medieval Departments more →
The Joker depicts the Piltdown Man which
was proved to ba a hoax →
Above: British Museum playing cards with illustrations by Frances Button, produced and published by British Museum Connection, 46 Bloomsbury Street, London WC1B 3QQ. Images courtesy Rex Pitts.
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