2-716-846 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

"The waiting virgin", from the three of hearts', 1910. Transformation playing card with a woman in a large hat drawn around the hearts. Creating playing card 'Squiggles', or 'Squiggling', in which the pips of the non-face cards were incorporated into an artistic design, was popular in the 19th century. From "The Strand Magazine, an illustrated monthly", Volume XL - July to December 1910. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1910]