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.

338. Nuremberg. J. M. Schmidt; early 19th century. Similar
game to the above, but consisting of 180 instead of 150 pieces.
The picture cards are coloured and the lottery cards are in six
classes, without blanks. An engraved "Plan" of the game,
bearing the address of Schmidt, accompanies the pack. In
pasteboard case.
339. Vienna. H. F. Muller; early 19th century. "Redoute Lotterie
-Lotterie en Masque." A game of 28 small and 10 large cards,
the latter bearing figures of "Dame," " Ritter," " Courrier," etc.
With three printed explanatory sheets in French and German.
In pasteboard case lettered " Redoute Lotterie, ein Spiel fuir
gr6ssere und kleinere Gesellschaften,... Wien bey H. F.
Miiller," etc.
340. Place of issue uncertain; early 19th century. Game similar
to No. 336; complete. In the picture cards, which are coloured,
the subjects are inclosed in ovals and have dice above, and the
sentences on the motto cards are in German, French and Dutch.
With sheet of explanatory text in the same languages, with the
title "Neue Klassen-Lotterie deutsch und franzosisch." Backs
mottled red. In pasteboard case, which is lettered with the
title in German and French.
341. Place of issue uncertain; 18th century. Imperfect pack of
46 of the 60 picture cards belonging to a game similar to
No. 336; neatly engraved and in some instances coarsely
coloured. The missing cards are Nos. 2, 9, 13, 18, 24, 31-34,
43, 51, 55, 57 and 59.
27 x 11 in.
342. Place of issue uncertain; 18th century. Imperfect pack of 50
engraved picture cards belonging to a game similar to the last.
The numbers are placed in small cartouches at the tops of the
cards. The missing numbers are Nos. 20 and 26.
21 x 13 in.
343. Place of issue uncertain; 18th century. The first 25 of a
pack of the engraved picture cards belonging to a similar game
to the last. The numbers are in plain spaces at the bottom of
the cards. Coarsely coloured. In pasteboard case.
28 x 11 in.
344. Place of issue uncertain; c. 1775. Imperfect pack of the 60
picture cards belonging to a similar game to the last, all being
bust portraits of ladies wearing various kinds of head-dresses.
Coarsely coloured. The twenty-one missing cards are the 4, 7,
13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 26-28, 30, 32, 34, 39, 40, 46, 49, 51, 55, 56
and 59.