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.

257. Place of issue uncertain; 18th century. Complete engraved
pack, in which the suitmarks occupy only the upper half of each
card, the lower being filled with music. The court cards are of
the French type, and have the French names Hogier, David, etc.
Fancy vignettes on the aces. Uncoloured. Backs decorated
with a pattern of stars, in red.
4 x 2~ in.
258. Place of issue uncertain; modern. Complete pack, of the
common kind, double-ended. No inscriptions. Backs decorated
with a pattern of stars and dots, in blue.
34 x 24 in.
259. Place of issue uncertain; 19th century. Small imperfect
pack of 48, of the common kind, double-ended. No inscriptions.
Backs decorated with a blue key pattern. The missing cards are
the 9 of spades, the 4 and king of diamonds, and the 6 of clubs.
34 x 14 in.
260. Place of issue uncertain; recent. Complete pack, of the
common kind, double-ended. No inscriptions. Backs decorated
with a pattern of small circles. In original wrapper lettered
"extra feine Karten."
34 x 21 in.
261. Place of issue uncertain; recent. "Comic-Karte." Complete
pack, having humorous designs, with which the suitmarks are
incorporated, on all the numerals. The court cards are historical
and fancy figures, executed in chromolithography; the king of
spades is an American Indian, the queen Jeanne d'Arc, and the
knave a man mowing. No inscriptions. Backs decorated with
a small network pattern in red. In cardboard case lettered
"Comic-Karte."
31 x 24 in.
This pack is copied, with variations, from one already in the
Museum collection (Willshire, 92).
262. Place of issue uncertain; modern. Imperfect pack of 51, of
the common kind, double-ended. No inscriptions. The missing
card is the 5 of clubs. Backs decorated with a diagonal pattern
of stars, in red.
33 x 24 in.
263. Place of issue uncertain; modern. Complete pack, of the
common kind, double-ended. The suitmark of each ace is enclosed in a fanciful frame. No inscriptions.
3 x 24 in.