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

FRENCH CARDS.

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Every card has numbers in the corners and words used in fortunetelling in the borders. No. I of the atouts (Le Chaos) is inscribed
"Etteilla " and " Le Questionnant," and No. 8 (Repos) " Etteilla"
and " La Questionnante." Backs decorated with a diagonal pattern
in purple.
51 x 2k in. [S. Vol. II, pl. 61, 62.]
(For an account of Etteilla (Alliette) and his resuscitation of
cartomancy in France, see Willshire's Catalogue, p. 144.)
20. Etteilla; 19th century. Imperfect pack of 71, with the ordinary
suits fancifully treated. The clubs are short sticks and the coins
discs bearing cabalistic characters; the subjects of the atouts are
identical with those in the preceding pack. The cards are
numbered through 1-78, and each has two words used in fortunetelling; on No. 8 is "Etteilla Questionnante." The missing
cards are Nos. 1, 2, 3, 27, 29, 53, and 64. Backs decorated with
a plaid pattern in brown and purple.
48 x 28 in.
21. Etteilla; modern. Complete pack, identical in subjects with the
last, but of more recent design; the fortune-telling titles differ.
Engraved on wood and printed on yellow paper. Backs plain.
In cardboard case.
4 x 2- in.
22. Anonymous. Complete pack for fortune-telling; badly drawn in
water-colours on green paper.
3` x 2k in.
II.-PIQUET PACKS OF 36 AND 32.
23. Beziers. Maudet, 18th century. Complete pack of 36. The
king, queen, and knave of each suit are numbered I, II, and III
respectively, both in upper left and lower right corners. The
knave of spades is inscribed "Maudet a Beziers." Backs plain.
3 x 2k in. [S. Vol. II, pl. 4.]
24. Paris. Gaillard, c. 1870. Imperfect pack of 31. The kings are
replaced by portraits of Garibaldi, Trochu, Jules Favre and
Gambetta; the queens by figures of " France," " Liberte," " tgalite,"
and "Fraternit6"; and the knaves by figures of "La Gloire,"
"Mobile," "Garde Nationale," and "Franc-Tireur." The name
Gaillard appears upon several of the court cards. The missing
piece is the ace of spades. Backs decorated with a small cheek
pattern in black and white.
3i x 2P in.