Basic Pokémon Card Game: Museum Object and Cultural History
Basic Pokémon Card Game: date made: 1999. maker: Wizards of the Coast, Inc.. Object Name: playing cards.
The object in the museum catalogue
These Pokémon playing cards are for use with the Pokémon trading card game by Wizards of the Coast. Similar to its Japanese counterparts, each card features an image of a Pokémon character along with details about each character relevant to the card game. This collection features cards from the Basic deck assortment, as indicated by a lack of a symbol printed on middle section of each card. There are a total of 149 cards, including 50 Trainer cards and 99 character cards. The lower left corner of each card credits the illustrator responsible for each image. The lower right corner indicates the designated number of each card out to the total number of cards the deck assortment contains. (i.e. 48/62) The back of each card displays a pokéball with the words Pokémon written on the top and bottom of the card. The Pokémon logo is trademarked.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1999
- maker: Wizards of the Coast, Inc.
- Object Name: playing cards
- Physical Description: paper (overall (one card) material)
- Measurements: overall (one card): 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm
- ID Number: 2016.3016.27
- catalog number: 2016.3016.27
- nonaccession number: 2016.3016
- Credit Line: Judy Gradwohl
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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