Animal Tarock deckDorff, E.F., playing card maker[1790?]BEIN GER42: Imperfect: lacking C, trumps. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.Title devised by cataloger.French suit system.Composition of deck: 78 [A, K, Q, C, J, 10-2, trumps I-XXI, Fool].CourtCards: Abundant fleurs-de-lis on courts; KS with harp and sceptre; QS in left profile, holds flower; JS with leaping dog; KH with orb, sword, crowned eagle; KD: E.F. DORFF; KC with sceptre, lion: EFD; QD with fan; JC: C .C. LEMMELS WITWE. Kings and queens occupy the full card area; jacks are slender.Stamp on Ace of Hearts, black: ED / A / [crown and shield].The taxation stamp may be Saxon. See also D. Hoffmann and E. Kroppenstedt 1967, p. 51, no. 291.