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

ENGLISH CARDS.

157

11. De la Rue & Co.; 1887. Complete pack, double-ended. Backs
decorated with a design commemorating the Queen's Jubilee, 1887.
With original wrapper. In pull-off pasteboard case.
31 x 21 in.
12. De la Rue & Co. A collection of backs of cards, 65 in number.
In cardboard case lettered " De la Rue & Co.'s Japanese Lacquer
Playing Cards."
13. Gibson & Gisborne; early 19th century. Complete pack, singleended, with the " Sixpence Addl. Duty" card, which bears the
makers' names and G. III Rex"; also the number 8. Backs
plain white.
31 x 21 in.
14. Goodall; modern. Complete pack, single-ended, with the shilling
duty card, on which is the maker's name. Backs plain white.
3- x 21 in.
15. C. Goodall & Son, 1887. Complete pack, double-ended, issued
by the Card Makers' Company on the occasion of the Queen's
Jubilee. Backs decorated with a commemorative design. With
printed directions entitled " Whist in a Nutshell "; also the duty
wrapper and the maker's. In cloth case stamped with the arms of
the Company.
3 x 221 in
16. C. Goodall & Son; recent. "Scientific Whist Cards." Complete
pack, double-ended, having instructions for play printed on the
face of every card. Backs decorated with a red pattern. With
original wrapper. In cardboard case.
38 x 21 in.
17. C. Goodall & Son; recent. "Historic Playing Cards." Complete
pack, the court cards representing the royal costumes of the
Plantagenet, Tudor, Stuart and Hanoverian periods. Green backs
decorated with a panel of leaf ornament. In original wrapper and
cardboard case.
31 x 21 in.
18. C. Goodall & Son; recent. "Tom Thumb Playing Cards."
Complete pack, double-ended. Backs plain pink. In cardboard
case bearing the above title and maker's address.
11 x 1I in.
19. C. Goodall & Son; recent. Collection of backs of cards, of various
designs, 50 in number.