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

GERMAN CARDS.

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56. Place of issue uncertain; late 17th century. Fourteen cards
belonging to an engraved pack of (probably) 36, viz.,-the 8 and
upper knave of hearts; the deuce, 8 and king of bells; the 6, 7,
8 and 10 of acorns; and the deuce, 8, 10, lower knave and king
of leaves. The suitmarks are arranged in a row at the top of each
card, the field of which is occupied by a well engraved fancy
composition, with a German verse of four lines below. The kings
represent the four quarters of the globe, the deuces the four
seasons, the knaves and tens the twelve months. The suitmarks
only are coloured. Backs plain.
4 x 23 in. [S. Vol. II, pl. 105.]
57. Place of issue uncertain; 18th century. Four cards from an
engraved pack of (probably) 36, the fields of which are occupied
by figures of itinerant traders, with the titles in German and
French below, and the suitmarks arranged in rows above. The
cards are the 6 of hearts (Kramerbeer), the lower knave of bells
(Kohla, Kohla), the 8 of leaves (Holder, Holder), and the king of
leaves (Kramabeer Seltz). Coloured. Backs plain.
38 x 2- in.
58. Place of issue uncertain; early 18th century. Defeat of the
Turks by the Germans. Engraved pack, complete, with satirical
designs referring to the wars between Turkey and Germany. The
ace of hearts represents the Sultan in the clutches of the German
eagle; that of bells, Time and Death playing at cards; that of
acorns, the coffin of Mahomet; that of leaves, Death seizing the
Sultan. On the 10 of hearts is represented the siege of Belgrade
(? that by Prince Eugene in 1717). At the bottom of each card
is a German couplet, and at the top a single suitmark with a
numeral or name to indicate its value. Coloured. Backs decorated
with a pattern of sprigs of red flowers.
3 x 21 in. [S. Vol. III, pl. 129, 130.]
59. Place of issue uncertain; early 18th century. Another pack of
the same cards, uncoloured and imperfect, wanting the king of
hearts, the 6 of acorns, and the 7 of leaves.
60. Geography of Bavaria; early 19th century. Complete pack of
printed instructive cards, giving geographical and historical details
of the kingdom of Bavaria. The value of each card is indicated
by a single suitmark with a numeral or initial letter. The suitmarks are coloured. Backs decorated with a small blue pattern.
4 x 2- in.