[Early 18th-century playing cards]

Published/Created:

England
1720

Physical Description:

85 X 57 mm., standard cards 20 x 14 cmm.

Notes:

Suit System: French
Type: Original Design
Stance of Court Cards: Single Figure
Process: Block and stencil
Back: Plain
Borders: Square
Corners: Square
Composition of Deck: 49 of 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2], lacking AH, 5S, 6D
Aces: As indicated by "I".
Court Cards: K: King; Q:Queene; J:Knave; Ks, Qs with crowns.
Pipcards and Jokers: Pip cards numbered X-II.
Taxation: Stamp on AS, red: [crown] / VI Pence.
Notes and References: J.Kaiser 1960, p.16, figs.3d, e; Lady Schreiber 1892, I, *, plates 68-71; W.Willshire 1876, pp.239-240, no.182.

Genre:

Playing cards

Format:

Image

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Public

Source Creator:

Cary, Melbert Brinckerhoff, 1892-1941

Source Title:

Cary Collection of Playing Cards

Call Number:

ENG 121

Finding Aid:

http://carycards.beinecke.library.yale.edu/

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

11536941

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

11530136

PID:

digcoll:3981763