BEIN FRA89: Imperfect: lacking 10, 9, 4-2 of Clubs; Ace, 10, 9, 8-6, 4-2 of Spades; Ace, 10, 4-2 of Hearts; Ace, Queen, 10-2 of Diamonds; Ace, King, Queen, Jack, 10-6, 5-2 of Spades.From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., French suit system., Type: Lyon., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2]., and CourtCards: Jack of Spades and Jack of Clubs: Claude Valentin.
Humphreys, James Y., 1783?-1850, playing card maker
Published / Created:
[1800?]
Call Number:
USA204
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
text and still image
Description:
BEIN USA204: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title from Ace of Spades., French suit system., Type: Historical., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2]., Aces: AS: [eagle] / E. PLURIBUS UNUM / [pip] / J.Y. HUMPHREYS., and CourtCards: KS: Andrew Jackson; QS: Athena; JS: King Phillip; KH: George Washington; QH: Venus; JH: Red Jacket; KD: John Quincy Adams; QD: Justice; JD: Gy-ant-wachia; KC: Thomas Jefferson; QC: Ceres; JC: Joseph Brant.
BEIN ITA103: Imperfect: 16, K, Q, CS; K, C, JB; KD; QC; trumps Bagatto, Pope, Temperance, Star, Moon, Sun, World, Fool only. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Latin/Italo-Portuguese suit system., Type: Original design., and Composition of deck unknown.
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:.
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
Vitruvius Britannicus, ou l'architecte britannique, contenant les plans, elevations, & sections des bâtimens reguliers, tant particuliers que publics de la Grande Bretagne
Description:
The title pages are engraved in volumes 1-2, 4-5., Vol. 3 contains "The geometrical plans of the most considerable gardens and plantations.", Vols. 4 and 5 are a continuation by Woolfe and Gandon., and BAC: British Art Center copy is a large paper copy, with volumes IV & V larger than volumes I to III. All volumes are first issues with lists of subscribers and volumes IV & V with the bookplate of Edward Harbord, Lord Suffield. Bound in contemporary calf; rebacked.
Publisher:
Sold by the author over against Douglas-Coffee house in St. Martins-Lane : John Nicholson in Little Britain : Andrew Bell at the Cross-Keys in Cornhil : W. Taylor in Pater-Noster -Row : Henry Clements in St. Pauls Church-yard : and Jos. Smith in Exeter Change
BEIN GER44: 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]., Tax stamp on Ace of Hearts, black: G. A. FREYBERG; stamp on Ace of Clubs, black; stamps on 7 of Spades, black: G.A. FREYBERG., CourtCards: JS with halberd: G; KH holds orb and sword; manufacturer's stamp below: BG; JH with halberd: A; KD with protion of fleur-de-lis on cloak; JD wtih Münchener Kindl and halberd: B; KC with medallion on chest: ABG; JC with halberd: G., Trumps: Trump VIII depicts unicorn; XII, musician and dancing bear with pole., and The courts are influenced by the Paris model. See Albertina 1974, pp. 203-204, nos. 146-147.
BEIN FRA50: Imperfect: 69 cards, Queen of Spades. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., French suit system., Type: Guyenne., and Composition of deck: unknown.