lucky charm

Frontal view of front of Horniman Museum object no 19.151
Rear view of back of Horniman Museum object no 19.151
General view of label of Horniman Museum object no 19.151
Frontal view of front of Horniman Museum object no 19.151 Rear view of back of Horniman Museum object no 19.151 General view of label of Horniman Museum object no 19.151

Nine of spades playing card, carried for luck in the 1914-18 war.

label: black with hand written, white writing.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
19.151
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 78 x 61 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
paper
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Europe > England - charms
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