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

DUTCH CARDS.

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comic character in a circle, with suitmark below; and on the
court cards are whole length figures of sovereigns, etc. The king
and queen of hearts are William and Mary of England, those of
spades the Emperor and Empress of Germany, and those of
diamonds Louis XIV and Mde. de Maintenon. The suits of hearts
and diamonds are printed in red. On the aces of hearts and spades
is "J. Gole exc. cum Privilegio Ordin. Hollan. et West Frisiae."
The missing cards are the two knaves of clubs. Backs plain.
3- x 21 in. [S. Vol. I, pl. 125-128.]
17. Buffoon cards; c. 1690. Complete pack of 52, of the same designs
as the last, but smaller. The fourth court card of each suit is
omitted. The queen of diamonds is " La Reine de France," instead
of Madame de Maintenon. The whole pack is printed in red. Backs
decorated with a pattern of hexagons enclosing suns.
24 x 1I in. [S. Vol. I, pl. 129-130.]
18. Burlesque cards; c. 1700. Complete pack of 52, well-engraved,
somewhat in the manner of the preceding, and consisting entirely
of single whole-length figures of a fanciful or humorous character,
many of them from French designs, without any inscriptions.
The value of each is indicated by a suitmark enclosing a numeral
in one of the upper corners. The king and queen of hearts hold
up terrestrial globes marked "Europe" and "America," and on
one of the money bags in the queen of spades is the monogram c.*
Backs plain. In modern cardboard case.
31 x 2- in. [S. Vol. II, pl. 131-133.]
19. Lottery cards; c. 1750. Fifty-four of a set of 60 cards embellished with a variety of engraved subjects. Of these 46 have
on them the suitmarks of hearts, spades, diamonds and clubs, which
are accompanied by numbers or names. The missing cards are
the 6 and 9 of hearts, the 10 of spades, the king of diamonds, and
the ace and 6 of clubs. In addition there are 60 numbered cards,
bearing printed mottoes in Dutch, and 32 printed cards of classes;
the whole forming a lottery game. Backs plain.
2 x 2 in.
20. Lottery cards; c. 1750. Fifty-eight of a set of 60 (wanting
Nos. 29 and 56), similar in character to the preceding, but without
suitmarks; each card having in the lower part a small cartouche
containing the number. They are accompanied by 60 other cards
containing printed mottoes in Dutch. Backs plain.
24 x 2 in.