Catalogue of the collection of playing cards bequeathed to the Trustees of the British museum by the late Lady Charlotte Schreiber.

GERMANBI CARDS.

89

77. Munich. A. B. Gibl; late 18th century. Complete pack, with
oriental figures on the court cards. The 8 of bells has a cartouche
inscribed "Andreas Benedict Gobl kartnfabricant in Miinchen,"
and the 9 of bells a lion supporting the arms of Bavaria. Backs
decorated with a pattern of blue stars.
3 x 21 in.
78. Munich. C. Gobl; 19th century. Imperfect pack of 29, with
figures of mediaeval knights on the knaves, river-gods on the
deuces, and incidents in Bavarian history on the remaining cards.
The deuce of acorns bears the name " Cajetan Gobl in Miinchen."
The missing cards are the 7 and king of hearts and the 7 of bells.
Backs decorated with a pattern of blue stars.
34 x 2- in.
79. Munich; 18th century. Imperfect pack of 30, in which the design
occupies only a portion of the surface of each card, the remainder
being blank. The king of hearts has the arms of Munich on his
breast, and on the deuce of hearts is a boar's head in a dish. A
cartouche on the 7 of hearts is inscribed "Nim dich selbst bey der
Nas." The missing cards are the upper knaves of bells and acorns.
Backs decorated with a diagonal pattern in blue.
38 x 24 in.
80. Naumburg. C. T. Sutor; 19th century. Complete pack. On
the deuce of hearts two naked men support a shield inscribed
"Fabrik in Naumburg von C. T. Sutor"; the maker's initials
appear on the 8 of hearts. The ace of bells has a seated female
holding a scroll inscribed " Sie wollen ihn nicht haben," and that
of acorns a figure of Bacchus seated on a wine barrel inscribed
"Naumburg." Backs decorated with a pattern of red dots in
circles.
4 x 24 in.
81. Nuremberg. I. S.; late 18th century. Imperfect miniature pack
coarsely executed. The 10 of hearts has the initials I. S. on a
scroll, and the 8 of bells is inscribed "Nurnberg." The arms of
Nuremberg appear on the ace of bells and on that of acorns is
the Bavarian lion with the letters I. S. on a scroll. The missing
cards are the ace of hearts and the 9 and under knave of bells.
Backs mottled red.
1i x 1 in.
82. Prague. M. Ballek; recent. Complete pack of the common kind.
The deuce of bells has the imperial arms, and on that of acorns is
a heraldic beast supporting shields of Austria and Prague, with