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

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CA TALOGUE OF CARDS.

19th century costumes, and the atouts represent various trades
and occupations. No inscriptions. Backs decorated with a zigzag
pattern in blue. The 5 of spades has been taken from another
pack.
41 x 21 in.
166. Place of issue uncertain; recent. Complete pack, doubleended, with biblical, historical, domestic and fancy subjects on
the atouts, which are well engraved and (with the exception of
the last) uncoloured. No inscriptions. Backs decorated with
a pattern of wavy purple lines.
41 x 21 in.
167. Place of issue uncertain; recent. Complete pack, doubleended, with mythological and fanciful subjects on the atouts.
No inscriptions. Backs decorated with a pattern of dots and
stars, in blue. With original wrapper, on which is a figure of
a soldier supporting a tablet, with "Feine Tarok " above.
41 x 23 in.
168. Place of issue uncertain; early 19th century. Fragmentary
pack, consisting of the knight of clubs and Nos. II-XXI of the
atouts. The latter are fanciful and grotesque subjects, mostly
introducing animals. No inscriptions. Coarsely coloured. Backs
decorated with a pattern of small stars, in red.
41 x 21 in.
169. Place of issue uncertain; early 19th century. Complete pack,
with the usual natural history subjects on all the atouts, except
the first and last, which represent a harlequin holding up a
mirror and a man playing the guitar. Backs decorated with
a small pattern in red.
38 x 2i in.
170. * Place of issue uncertain; 19th century. Fragmentary pack
of 20, double-ended, consisting of the knave of spades and Nos. I,
II, IV-VII, IX-XVI, and XVIII-XXII of the atouts, on
which are views of buildings in some city. No inscriptions.
Backs decorated with a pattern of dots, in red.
4i x 21 in.
171. Place of issue uncertain; early 19th century. Seven atouts,
Nos. X-XVI, belonging to a double-ended pack. The subjects
are identical with those in No. 123. Uncoloured. Backs plain.
4| x 21 in.
172. Place of issue uncertain; early 19th century. Fragmentary
pack of 39, double-ended. The subjects of the atouts are identical
with those in No. 123, and are without inscriptions. The missing