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

ENGLISH CARDS.

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92. Set of 8 unusually large double-ended cards, viz. the kings and queens
of the four suits. The kings are all alike, the suitmarks only being
varied, and so also with the queens. They are apparently executed
in photolithography from pen and ink drawings. Backs decorated
with a small diagonal pink pattern.
9 x 43 in.
III.-CARDS WITHOUT SUITS.
(a.) For fancy games.
93. "Animal Quorum." Pack of 48, with heads of various animals
placed on human bodies. The cards are numbered throughout 1-48,
four being assigned to each animal; Nos. 1-4 are "Mr. Lion,"
Nos. 45-48 "Mr. Seal." Coloured. Backs plain red. With
cards of instructions.
11 x 23 in.
94. "Auction Game." Pack of 48, with representations of various
domestic articles classed as "Animal," "Vegetable" and "Mineral,"
each design extending over two cards. The first pair of cards are
" Animal. Good to eat. Basket of eggs," and the last " Vegetable.
Very pretty. Shock of corn." Backs decorated with a floral
pattern in blue. With card of instructions.
3k x 2k in.
95. "Billiards." Pack of 45, with burlesque punning illustrations of
the terms used in the game of billiards, in nine numbered sets of
five each, and as many different colours. With printed sheet of
directions bearing the address of Mullord Brothers. In cardboard
case lettered " The Game of Billiards, also containing directions
for Pool and Pyramids."
3- x 2- in.
96. " Cabinet Council." Pack of 68, sixteen of which are portraits
of the Queen and the members of the Gladstone administration
of 1868; the remainder bear burlesque titles of members of parliament, as " The Honorable Member for Rottenburgh " " for Woollenshire," etc. Backs plain pink. With card of instructions. In
cardboard case.
38 x 22 in.
97. "Characters from Charles Dickens." Pack of 52, divided into
thirteen quartettes of characters in the works of Dickens. Each
card has a quotation descriptive of the character. The first card
contains directions.
38 x 28 in.