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

Fain-EIVCHl CARDS.

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the centre of the card, but in three instances a note of music is
substituted for the number. Backs plain.
31 x 21 in.
45. Place of issue uncertain; modern. Miniature. Complete pack
of 32. Backs plain. In round wooden box.
a x 1 in.
Historical.
46. Revolution of 1830. E. F. V. Maniez. Complete pack of 32,
engraved and coloured. On the pip cards are represented
incidents which occurred in Paris during the revolution of 1830,
and the kings and queens are portraits of Louis Philippe and his
queen, the Duc d'Orleans and Mlle- d'Orleans, Lafayette and
Mile Laurent, Lafitte and Jine. Mercier. The value of each piece
is indicated by a miniature card in the upper left corner. On the
ace of clubs is " E. F. V. Maniez Editr. Imp. de Fosset." Backs
plain. Edges gilt.
31 x 21 in.
47. The Napoleonic dynasty; 1857. Complete pack of 32, with an
additional card bearing the title " Cartes de l'Ere Imperiale dites
Caites-Chor. Elles se divisent en 4 classes, Vert, Bleu, Blanc,
Rouge, au lieu de Coeur, Carreau, Treffle, Pique." The cards all
contain representations of incidents in the reign of Napoleon III
down to 1857, the court cards being portraits of members of his
family, generals, etc., and are elaborately decorated. Each subject
is enclosed in a frame formed of ribbons bearing the titles. Backs
plain blue.
31 x 21 in.
Humorous.
48. Paris. Lequart and Mignot; modern. Complete pack of 32, with
burlesque characters. Each piece has a miniature card in the
upper left corner. The ace of hearts is "Don Quichotte;" the ace
of spades, "Juge;" the ace of diamonds, "Le Diable Boiteux;" and
the ace of clubs, "Gendarme." The last also bears the publishers'
names. Backs plain.
38 x 21 in.
49. Early 19th Century. Imperfect pack of 22, with etched comic
figures of street characters and others, each having a representation
of a card on the front of the dress; the court cards are burlesque
representations of heathen divinities. The ace of hearts is
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