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The Metropolitan Museum of Art The oldest full deck of playing cards known, circa 1470-1480. In 1983, The Metropolitan Museum of Art bought a 52-card deck of South Netherlandish playing cards.
The cards were distributed by Gibsons, and the programme producers had a pack to every gentleman's club in the country. (Object made by Piatnik Playing Cards, Austria. Illustrations ©Nicky Taylor) ...