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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CATALOGUE OF CARDS.

177. Vienna. J. Glanz; recent. "Militar-Tarock." Complete pack,
double-ended, but with single subjects on the atouts. The court
cards are portraits of historical characters and the atouts military
subjects and portraits of generals. On the knave of hearts is
"Joseph Glanz, Kohlmarkt No. 20 in Wien," and the ace of
hearts bear the duty stamp and that of the maker. Backs decorated with a small pattern in brown. With original wrapper
lettered " Patent Spiel-Karten S. F. Militar-Tarock aus der...
Karten Fabrik des Joseph Glanz, No. 38."
4 x 2i in.
178. Vienna. J. Glanz; recent. Complete pack, double-ended. The
atouts are of a fanciful character, the first, second and last being
the same as those in No. 176. The shields on the knave of clubs
are inscribed "KK. land: privil: Spielkartenfabrik des Joseph
Glanz," and those on the knave of diamonds "Joseph Glanz,
Wien." The ace of hearts bears the duty stamp and that of the
maker. Backs decorated with a pattern of dots and circles, in
black.
41 x 23 in.
179. Vienna. J. N. Hofmann; 19th century. Imperfect pack, doubleended. The atouts are mostly oriental subjects, but the first and
last are the same as in No. 176. The shields on the knave of
clubs are inscribed " Von Johan Norbert Hofmann, KK. Hof
und Landes Fabricant," and those on the knave of diamonds
"Johan Norbert Hofman in Wien, Untere Breuner Stras.
N. 1199." The ace of hearts bears the duty stamp of Lombardy.
Backs decorated with the same pattern as the last, in red. The
missing cards are the queen of hearts, the 10 of clubs, and
Nos. II, V, VI and XXI of the atouts.
4* x 2i in.
180. Vienna. F. Piatnik; modern. Complete pack, double-ended. The
atouts are of the usual fanciful character, the first, second and last
being the same as in No. 176. The shields on the knave of clubs
are inscribed " Von Ferd. Piatnik vormals Ant. Moser Spielkarten
Fabrikant in Wien. Fabrik am Schottenfelde in der Herrngasse
No. 407," and those on the knave of diamonds " Ferd. Piatnik
vormals A. Moser, Schottenfeld Herrngasse No. 407." Backs
decorated with the same pattern as the last, in black.
4* x 2; in.
181. Vienna. F. Piatnik; modern. Imperfect pack of 32, similar in all
respects to the preceding. The shields on the knave of clubs
bear the same inscription, but those on the knave of diamonds
are lettered " F. Piatnik in Wien." The missing cards are the
ace of hearts and all the atouts except the last.