These playing cards show in caricature a well-known person from around 1880, the Victorian era in Great Britain. The characters who are lampooned and the dated style of the illustrations suggest that they were drawn in around 1880. In this case the character is the actor Henry Irving. He is sitting on a stool while exclaiming 'Muffins'. Henry Irving (1838 – 1905) was the premier actor of his day. He famously acted in a play called The Bells, in 1871. A burlesque of this was subtitled Mathias, the Muffin, the Mystery, the Maiden, and the Masher. This game is attributed to games manufacturer Multum In Parvo ('much in a small space'). The company formed in the 1890s at 144 Falkland Road, Hornsey, London, N8. In 1931 the company was liquidated following almost continuous financial difficulties throughout the 1920s. 19th Century Style | Leisure Games | 19th Century | Old-fashioned | Photography

High Resolution JPEG Picture of These playing cards show in caricature a well-known person from around 1880, the Victorian era in Great Britain. The characters who are lampooned and the dated style of the illustrations suggest that they were drawn in around 1880. In this case the character is the actor Henry Irving. He is sitting on a stool while exclaiming 'Muffins'. Henry Irving (1838 – 1905) was the premier actor of his day. He famously acted in a play called The Bells, in 1871. A burlesque of this was subtitled Mathias, the Muffin, the Mystery, the Maiden, and the Masher. This game is attributed to games manufacturer Multum In Parvo ('much in a small space'). The company formed in the 1890s at 144 Falkland Road, Hornsey, London, N8. In 1931 the company was liquidated following almost continuous financial difficulties throughout the 1920s. [518026518] stock photo