Antique British Hand-drawn Happy Families Deck of 48 Oversize Cards hair braiding with light cracking of the

with light cracking of the paint visible on arms and white belly and a few scuff marks here and there

having seen pieces in a couple of exhibitions of Inuit prints (that blew me away) over the past few years

and the person who made it

with drawstring for closing it tight

Wonderfully graphic and just great

Antique British Hand-drawn Happy Families Deck of 48 Oversize Cards hair braiding with light cracking of theI search high and low for old hand drawn decks of cards, which I pretty much never find! So I was thrilled to purchase this wonderful deck from a seller in England 48 oversized cards, all different, inspired by the popular "Happy Families" card game which dates to the 19th century (I believe these are late 19th or so.) The cards are divided into 12 sets of four, with each set including son, daughter, mother, and father, with the father representing a