Rye House Plot

Published/Created:

England
[ca. 1684]

Physical Description:

89 x 53 mm.

Notes:

Suit System: grapes, shields, quatrefoils, marigolds
Type: Historical
Process: Engraving
Back: Plain
Borders: Square
Corners: Square
Composition of Deck: 40 of 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2], lacking AC; KS, KC; 9, 3S; 7, 6, 4H; 10, 8, 3D; 10C.
Aces: As indicated by "I".
Court Cards: K: King; Q: Queen; J: Knave.
Pipcards and Jokers: Pip cards numbered X-II.
Notes and References: S. Mann 1966, p. 154; W. Willshire 1876, pp. 257-259. The cards were cut unevenly.
Many versos are blank, some have notations.

Topics:

Rye House Plot, 1683

Language:

English

Genre:

Annotations
Engravings
illustrations (AAT)
Playing cards

Format:

Image

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Public

Source Creator:

Cary, Melbert Brinckerhoff, 1892-1941

Source Title:

Cary Collection of Playing Cards

Call Number:

ENG 82

Finding Aid:

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

Yale Collection:

Beinecke Library

Digital Collection:

General Collection, BRBL, Yale University

oid pointer:

11537031

Extent of digitization:

Complete work digitized.

OID:

11534817

PID:

digcoll:3982646