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

GERMAN~81 CARDS.

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240. Munich. A. B. Gobl; late 18th century. Imperfect pack of 51,
of the Bavarian type. On the knave of spades is a shield inscribed
"Verfertiget von Andr. Benedict Gobl in Miinchen," and on
other court cards are the arms of Bavaria, etc. The king of
hearts bears the maker's stamp. The missing card is the ace of
spades. Edges gilt. Backs decorated with a small blue pattern.
In blue pasteboard case stamped in gold.
34 x 24 in.
241. Munich. A. B. Gobl; late 18th century. Imperfect pack of
51, similar to the last. On the knave of spades is a scroll
inscribed " Verfertiget von Andre [Ben]edict Gobl in Miinchen ";
and a tablet on the king of spades is lettered " Chur-Baierische
Franzosische Karten, gesigl. den." The missing card is the
ace of hearts. Backs plain.
3X x 2i in.
242. Munich. A. B. Gobl; 18th century. Imperfect pack of 50, similar
to the last but with a coloured border on every card. The kings
of diamonds, spades and clubs, and the knaves of hearts, diamonds
and clubs, all hold shields bearing inscriptions, which together
form the legend " Allerhand Kartten seynd zu finde in Munche
bey Andreas Benedictus Gobl." The 2 and king of hearts are
missing and the 6 of hearts and knave of clubs are in duplicate.
34 x 2i in. [S. Vol. II, pl. 130.]
243. Nuremberg. J. E. Backofen; modern. Complete pack, of the
common kind, double-ended. The knave of diamonds holds a
shield charged with the arms of Bavaria. No inscriptions. Backs
decorated with a pattern of dots, in red. In original wrapper
lettered "Joh. Ernst Backofen in Nurnberg."
34 x 24 in.
244. Rostock. J. G. Tiedemann; modern. Complete pack, doubleended. The knave of diamonds wears a sash inscribed "J. G.
Tiedemann, Rostock." The duty stamp of the German empire
appears on the ace of hearts. Backs decorated with a pattern of
dots, in red. In original wrapper lettered " Feinste Whist-SpielKarten. J. G. Tiedemann, Spielkartenfabrik."
44 x 24 in.
245. Tubingen. Cotta's " Karten Almanach," 1805. Imperfect pack
of 51, of the first issue of these well-known cards, designed by the
Countess Jennison Vallvort, in which the suitmarks on all the
pip cards form part of a fanciful design. In this pack the figures