The Aquarium will be closed all day on Wednesday 27 April, and reopen from Thursday 28 April.
Playing card, printed in colour on thin card with a red and white chequered pattern on the reverse. This card is the Page or Prince of Swords, and depicts a standing male figure in multicoloured clothes, holding a blue sword in one hand. The number 10 is marked in the top left and bottom right-hand corners.
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk
