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The is an ace of hearts playing card dating from around 1864, printed by Thomas de la Rue in London. Also shown is the pretty floral back design, probably by graphic designer Owen Jones. The cards are 62mm x 88mm in size, and they have no indices (no letters or numbers at the top and bottom). Thomas de la Rue was born in Le Bourg, Guernsey, in 1793. Here he gained his knowledge of printing from his father, before moving to London in 1818. By 1853, the author Charles Dickens was praising the company for its fine work, in an article titled (A Pack Of Cards). Thomas de la Rue became known as 'the father of the English playing card'.

This is the Queen of Hearts from a well-known deck of vintage /antique (19th century) playing cards. It was printed in chromolithography by Bernard (Bernhard) Dondorf from Frankfurt aM, Germany, and the deck included characters from Shakespeare's plays as face cards. The Queen of Hearts is illustrated as Katherine (Catherine) of Valois (from the play (Henry V)). Bernard (Bernhard) Dondorf opened a lithographic printing business in 1833, first producing playing cards in 1839. His playing cards were popular for their designs and overall quality. He retired from the business in 1872 after producing popular and widely-copied designs for many years.

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