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

GERMAN CARDS. 87
No. 65," and the maker's trade-mark also appears on the king of
hearts. All the cards have a black and white border. The aces
of hearts, bells, and acorns bear the Saxon excise stamp. Backs
decorated with a flower pattern in blue.
33 x 21 in.
67. Dresden. Sommer and Seupke; 19th century. "SchwerdterKarte."
Complete pack. On the deuce of acorns is a lion supporting the
arms of Saxony, with "Neue Schwerdter Karte" on a scroll, and
"S. & S." on a tablet. The deuce of leaves bears the arms of
Saxony. A tablet on the 8 of hearts is inscribed "Fabrik von
Sommer and Seupke in Dresden." Backs marbled.
4 x 24 in.
68. Frankfort a/M. Lennhoff and Heuser; recent. "Schwerter
Karten." Complete pack. On the deuce of acorns is a lion supporting two armorial shields and a tablet inscribed "L. & H." with
"Extra feine Schwerterkarten" on a scroll above. The deuce of
leaves has also a coat of arms. A scroll on the 8 of hearts is
inscribed " Lennhoff & Heuser Frankfurt." Backs decorated with
a plaid pattern.
4- x 22 in.
69. Goslar. F. A. Lattmann; 19th century. "Schwerter Karte."
Complete pack, with views in Saxony on the pip cards, which
have numbers in the lower corners. On the deuce of acorns is
a lion supporting two tablets inscribed "F. A. Lattmann, Goslar
am Harz," with a scroll above lettered "Extra feine Schwerter
Karte." The deuces of hearts, acorns and leaves bear the arms
of Saxony. Backs decorated with a plaid pattern.
44 x 24 in.
70. Innsbruck. J. Schoepf; 19th century. Complete pack of the
common kind. On the deuce of hearts are two excise stamps and
that of the maker "Jos. Schoepf Innsbruck." Backs decorated
with a green pattern.
3 x 24 in.
71. Kempten. F. J. Leipert; 18th century. Complete pack, very
rudely executed. The deuce of hearts bears the inscription
"Privilegirte ordinare Karten im Stifft Kempten" and an
excise stamp; and on the 10 of hearts is "Franz Jacob
Leipert." Backs decorated with a diagonal pattern in blue and
yellow.

4 x 2 in.

[S. Vol. 11, pl. 92, 93.]