Plainbacks P4 ~1720

Secondary use with drawing shown on the reverse. Gejus van Diggele* has a similar example with the Artist's name marked: 'S. W. Fares, Piccadilly' and '1808'. van Diggele gives 1785 to 1837 as Fares' active dates. The Jack looks significantly older than this. My estimates are then: Card before 1750s, drawing 1785-1810

* Gejus van Diggele, " 'Arts on Cards' Part Two: Landscapes", The Playing Card, Vol 45, No 2, Oct 2016 (and see p100)

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