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

ITALIAN CARDS. 27
123. Trieste. G. B. Marcovicii, 1855. Eighteen cards, all of the
common Venetian type, with mottoes on the aces, but belonging
to four different packs, as appears by the decoration of the backs.
Court cards double-ended and bearing their titles. On an ace of
coins is "Giovanni Battista Marcovicii, Trieste, 1855." Fourteen have on the backs a design of two men and a lobster on the
sea-shore, in blue.
4 x 2 in.
124. Trieste; " La Fiducia"; modern. Fourteen cards from a pack
of the common Venetian type, with mottoes on the aces. Court
cards double-ended and bearing their titles. On the 2 of clubs
is a view of a harbour, with a large column, and the ace of coins
is inscribed "Nuova Fabbrica La Fiducia in Trieste." Backs
decorated with a group of three women on the Corso, and inscribed " Violette d'Ogni Mese."
33 x 2 in.
125. Turin. Oletti; modern. An ace of coins, which has the Italian
excise stamp in the centre, and along the left margin " Oletti
Torino." Back decorated with a pattern of ermine spots in blue.
41 x 21 in.
126. Venice. Eight cards belonging to various packs, all bearing on
their backs the names of Venetian coffee-houses for which they
were made. They are:-a 9 of cups, "Costante al Giardinetto;"
a knight of cups, "Caff6 L'Aurora"; a knight of cups, "Caff6
Vicentini "; a king of cups, " Caff Martini"; a king of swords,
"Caff6 Commercio"; a 3 and a 5 of clubs, " Nuova Societa
Appolinea Venezia "; and a 9 of clubs, " Caff alle Nazione."
127. Viterbo. A 7 of coins. Back decorated with figure of a troubadour holding bottle and glass, and inscribed "Viterbo."
31 x 17 in.
128. Place of issue uncertain. A knave of cups. Back decorated
with a pattern of stars, in blue.
34 x 21 in.
129. Place of issue uncertain. A knave of cups; coarsely executed
and coloured. The figure moves to the right, carrying a large
cup. Back decorated with a diagonal pattern, in red.
4i x 21 in.
130. A knight of cups; coarsely executed and coloured. The figure
rides to the right, holding a cup. Back decorated with a small
geometrical pattern, in black.
31 x 1I in.