Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Hearts old pick and for serving all sorts

and for serving all sorts of things

and this may be my favorite ever

" and the fact that he seems to have had a pretty rough life pulls at my heart strings even more

actually (based on the animals) appears to be the top of the piece: I believe it was once woven all the way to the end

Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Hearts old pick and for serving all sortsGorgeous! I wish I had a complete deck of these Hunt & Sons c. 1830 British playing cards, but it's not surprising that over the past nearly 200 years some have been lost, so I've divided them into suits. These hearts are complete but for the 10. 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 edges around the suits) is one