BEIN GER275: Imperfect: lacking all except AB; KS; JB; K, JD; C, JC; 9B; 2D; 7C. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Latin/Italian suit system., Composition of deck: 36 [D, K, O, U, 10-7, 2]., Aces: AB: JOSEPH MENNER 1774., and CourtCards: JB holds very long baton; CC and JC are black.
BEIN GER569: Imperfect: wanting all except DH, DA, DL; K, O, UH; K, O, UA; K, O, UL; 6H. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., German suit system., Type: Original design., Composition of deck: 36 [D, K, O, U, 10-6],, Aces: DH with heraldic device supported by two figures; DA; Bey C. J. Perrinin Berlin / [seated figure]; DL: CJP., CourtCards: Ks seated, hold sceptres; O, UH with walking sticks; OA with walking stick; UA holds small bag; OL with walking stick; UL has right hand in coat pocket., and Pipcards: 6H, man smokes pipe.
Mitelli, Giuseppe Maria, 1634-1718, playing card maker
Published / Created:
[1690?]
Call Number:
ITA16
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
text and still image
Description:
BEIN ITA15: On cards 120 x 58 cm. Added by hand to the Ace of Coins: MDXXVI. Tax stamp on 6 of Cups, black: MILANO CENT. 25. [seated figure]. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., BEIN ITA16: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., BEIN ITAsheet285: Uncut sheet of 10 cards (trumps Angel, World, Sun, Moon, Star, Tower, Devil, Death, Hanged Man, Hermit; card 115 x 53 mm, sheet 272 x 355 mm). From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Italian suit system., Composition of deck: 62 [A, K, Q, C, J, 10-6, trumps I-XXI, Fool]., and Aces: AS: CUSTOS / CUSTODIAE; AB: VIRTUS / ARDUA; AD: GIOSEPPE MARIA / MITELLI INV / DIS: E: INT:.
Litchfield races transpos'd and Litchfield races transposed
Description:
Caption title., Place of publication and suggested date from English short title catalogue and British Museum catalogue., An etching at top of sheet satirising the Jacobite enthusiasms of Staffordshire sportsmen, is followed below by a song in letterpress., Six stanzas of an anonymous song that is a patriotic British plea for unity, in two columns below the image: Ye subjects of true British race, Whether old Whig or Tory ... which does not clearly relate to the engraving in its contents., Temporary local subject terms: Union: Great Britain and Scotland -- Scotland : Rebellion, denial of redress for grievances -- Emblems: Britannia as symbol of the Union -- Emblems: fleur-de-lis as France, tied to Britain -- Races: Litchfield -- Ballads -- Cannons: touchole -- Tents -- Emblems: anchor for the Duke of Bedford., Watermark: Fleur-de-lis., and Sheet trimmed on the right, within plate mark of the etching, resulting in some loss of image and in loss of 'd' in 'transpos'd'.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766, William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765, and Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771
Subject (Topic):
Jacobites, Caricatures and cartoons, Patriotism, Britannia (Symbolic character), National emblems, British, French, and Scottish
BEIN ENG74: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., French suit system., Type: Historical., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2], descriptive card., Tax stamp on Ace of Spades, red: [crown] / VI Pence., CourtCards: P-Prince (jack); Kings, crowned suit signs; King of Hearts: The KING of ENGLAND; King of Clubs with the arms of Pope Clement IX., and Heraldry cards known as the British Brianville deck.
BEIN HOL32: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., French suit system., Type: Original design., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2]., Aces: A-C., and CourtCards: R-Roi? (king); D-Dame? (queen); P-Prins? (jack): Ks, crowned suit signs.
BEIN ENG141: Imperfect: lacking 9 of Spades, 5 of Hearts. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title from Keller., French suit system., Type: Original design., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2]., Standard card 24 x 19 mm in upper left corner of each card., and Tax stamp on Ace of Spades, red: [crown, filigree] / VI Pence.
BEIN ENG76: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title from Keller., French suit system., Type: Historical., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2]., Aces: Indicated by "I"., CourtCards: Kings, Queens, Jacks with rank at upper left corner., Pip cards: Numbered X-II., and These cards apparently were copied from cards of another Popish Plot pack: they are reversed. Several variants of the Popish Plot pack exist. The workmanship of the present pack is crude, the impression, fair.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Topic):
Playing cards, Popish Plot, 1678, Great Britain, Politics and Government, and History