{"product_id":"colonial-playing-cards","title":"Colonial Playing Cards","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eThis reproduction deck of 18th\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e‑\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003ecentury playing cards includes 52 four\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e‑\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003esuited cards with plain backs, standard until the 19th century, when Thomas De La Rue \u0026amp; Co. introduced printed backs to discourage card\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e‑\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003emarking. Playing cards date to the mid\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Cambria Math',serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Cambria Math'; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e‑\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e15th century, when importing foreign decks was often illegal, possibly because they depicted kings and queens of other nations. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eGeorge Washington himself was a devoted card player, favoring games like whist during the Revolutionary War and even keeping careful records of his winnings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eOn the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolutionary War, the Museum of the City of New York—a true gem where the city’s layered past comes vividly to life—joins the Gotham Center for New York City History to present The Occupied City: New York and the American Revolution, a fitting backdrop.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003ePackaged in a resealable poly bag.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eReproduction deck of 18-century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e3-1\/2″ x 2-1\/2″ cards. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003ePrinted on matte, heavy-weight, aged card stock. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eCard backs are blank as they were until the 19th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eIncludes 52 four-suited playing cards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Madison Bay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47506101239962,"sku":"8000","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2372\/4735\/files\/8000_18th_CENTURY_PLAYING_CARDS__COLONIAL_CARDS___MadisonBayCo_Com-1-1.webp?v=1772473156","url":"https:\/\/shop.mcny.org\/products\/colonial-playing-cards","provider":"Museum of the City of New York","version":"1.0","type":"link"}