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

GERMAN CARDS.

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227. [Frankfort a/M.] modern. Victories of Napoleon. Complete
pack, of the same class, with views on the aces of the victorious
battles fought by Napoleon I. Edges gilt. Backs decorated with
a small pattern of stars and flourishes in blue. In green cardboard
case lettered " Victoires Napoleon."
31 x 21 in.
228. [Frankfort a/M.] modern. Crimean War. Complete pack of
the same class, with views of battles in the Crimea, 1854-6, on
the aces, and portraits of royal personages and generals associated
with the war on the court cards. Backs decorated with a small
pattern in red.
31 x 21 in.
229. [Frankfort a/M.] modern. Establishment of the Kingdom of
Italy in 1860. Complete pack of the same class, having on the
aces views of places, and on the court cards portraits of persons
associated with this event. Backs decorated with a small pattern
in red.
31 x 21 in.
230. [Frankfort a/M.]; modern. Views of Lisbon. Complete pack,
of the same class, with the same views of Lisbon on the aces
as in pack No. 202. The titles are in Portuguese. Backs mottled
red.
31 x 21 in. [S. Vol. III, pI. 111.]
231. [Frankfort a/M.]; modern. Views of Nuremberg. Complete
pack, of the same class, with views of Nuremberg on the aces.
Backs decorated with a pattern of dots and stars, in blue.
31 X 23 in.
232. [Frankfort a/M.]; modern. Views on the Rhine. Complete
pack (with 14 duplicates), having on the aces engraved views
of places on the Rhine; Stolzenfels, Bacharach, etc. Backs
decorated with a small pattern in red.
31 x 23 in.
233. Halle. Kobitzsch & Kiuper; 19th century. Complete pack, of the
common kind, double-ended. The makers' names appear on the
knave of clubs, and the ace of hearts bears the Halle duty stamp.
Backs decorated with a pattern of dots, in blue.
31 x 21 in.
234. Halle. Ludwig & Schmidt; 19th century. Fifteen cards from
a double-ended pack of the common kind, viz.-the 9, 10, knave
and king of hearts; the knave, queen and king of spades;
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