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

SHEETS: FRENCH.

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4. Malta. G. Galdes e Co. Complete set of ombre cards, and
twelve wrappers, all printed on one sheet, uncoloured. The coin
suitmarks are charged with comic heads. The wrappers bear
the address of G. Galdes e Co., Valletta, Strada Vescovo No. 120."
34 x 13 in.
5. Eight working proofs of cards for various packs executed at Frankfort
for the Spanish market.
FRENCH.
1. A. Perrocet; early 16th century. An injured sheet of twenty court
cards, viz.-four kings, four queens and two knaves, all repeated
once. The knaves have a scroll inscribed " Andre Perrocet," and
in one of them are also his initials with a covered cup. The sheet
is uncoloured and on each card is a black spot intended as a guide
for the insertion of the suitmark with a stencil.
34 x 21 in. [S. Vol. II, pl. 1.]
2. Fragmentary 16th century sheet, containing twenty cards or
portions of cards, all of which are repetitions of two knaves
entitled respectively Hector and Lahire.
34 x 2 in.
3. Caen, G. D. Fragmentary sheet of four knaves, each repeated once.
Every card has at the bottom "G. -). Caen" and a roundel
charged with three fleurs-de-lis.
31 x 2 in.
4. F. P. Sheet of thirty coloured cards for a piquet pack of 36, viz.the whole of the court cards and all the pip cards except those of
clubs. The court cards are from the later designs of Gatteaux,
coarsely executed. The initials F. P. occur on the shield held
by the king of clubs, and the knave bears on his breast a P.
31 x 2 in.
5. Houbigant's "Cartes Royales." Sheet of the twelve court
cards representing celebrated characters in French history, viz.Crillon, Jeanne D'Albret, Henri IV, Roland, Hildegarde, Charlemagne, Sire de Joinville, Blanche de Castille, Saint Louis, Bayard,
Marguerite de Valois and Fran9ois I. Engraved in aquatint and
coloured. Proof signed " A. G. Houbigant Del. et Sculps. 1815."
[See French PACKS, Nos. 31-33.]
3 x 2 in.
[These cards are fully described by Chatto (p. 257) and Merlin
(p. 115).]