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

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CATALOGUE OF CARDS.

85. Place of issue uncertain. V. Minot. Ten court cards from a
pack of the ordinary type, viz., the knave and king of hearts; the
knave and king of spades; the queen and king of diamonds; the
knave, queen and king of clubs, and another king of clubs, which
is without the crown and the name Alexandre. All the cards bear
Minot's name, and the knave of clubs (which belongs to another
pack) is inscribed " V. Minot, G. D. Paris" (Generalite de Paris).
Backs plain, and inscribed in MS. with titles of books.
31 x 21 in.
86. Place of issue uncertain. Complete pack of the ordinary type.
The knave of clubs (Lancelot) holds a badge on which is a lion
rampant. Backs plain pink.
31 x 21 in.
87. Place of issue uncertain. L. Leveau; c. 1850. Set of twelve
engraved and coloured court cards, having whole length figures
of Napoleon, Josephine, Ney, Charlemagne, Hildegarde, Marshal
Lannes, Charles V, Isabelle, Berthier, Augustus, Julie, and Duroc.
Each card is inscribed " L. Leveau-France."
31 x 21 in.
88. Place of issue uncertain. Imperfect pack of 24, of the ordinary
type, double-ended. Court cards without names. The missing cards
are the ace and 10-king of hearts; the ace, 2, 4-7 and 10-king of
spades; the 2, 4, 7, 8, knave, queen and king of diamonds; and
the ace, 7-10 and king of clubs. Backs decorated with a pattern
of dotted lines, in pink.
31 x 21 in.
89. Place of issue uncertain; 18th century. Complete pack, of the
ordinary type, double-ended. The knaves are without names.
Backs decorated with a blue diagonal pattern.
31 x 21 in.
90. Place of issue uncertain. Two imperfect double-ended packs,
identical in every respect, except that in one case the backs are
pink, and in the other blue. The court cards are without names,
and every card has a key-pattern border. The missing pieces in
the pink pack are the 8 and knave of hearts and the ace and 6 of
diamonds; those in the blue pack are the ace and queen of spades,
the ace and 8 of diamonds, and the 8 of clubs. There is an
extra knave of clubs. The two packs are enclosed in an original
cardboard case decorated with the signs of the zodiac.
21 x 1 in.