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Gatteaux playing cards
Title
[Gatteaux playing cards]
Publication
France : [publisher not identified], [1910?]
Physical Description
52 cards : color ; 84 x 54 mm
Medium
lithography
Local Notes
BEIN FRA36: Imperfect deck of 15: all except AS, AD, AC, K-J wanting. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
French suit system.
Type: French.
Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2].
Aces as indicated by "1".
CourtCards: R-Roi (king); D-Dame (queen); V-Valet (jack). KS: DAVID; QS: PALLAS, JS: HOGIER; KH: CHARLES; QH: JUDITH; JH: LAHIRE; KD: CESAR; QD: RACHEL; JD: HECTOR; KC: ALEXANDRE / HULOT. GALV.; QC: ARGINE; JC: LANCELOT; JC holds ornamental device: 1853 ADMINIST. DES CONTRIB. INDIR / GATTEAUX.
Tax stamp on Ace of Clubs, blue: REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE / DECRET DU 12 AVRIL 1890 / [head in profile].
Format
Images
Added to Catalog
May 08, 2020
References
Keller, W.B. Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library, FRA36
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Playing cards.
Tax stamps (Printing)
Also listed under
Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
France.
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