Heraldic card deck

Description

Title: Heraldic card deck
Alternative Title: British Brianville deck
Lenthall deck no. 1
Contributor: Lenthall, John, 1683-1765, playing card maker.
Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1667?]
Publication Place: England
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: 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.
Heraldry cards known as the British Brianville deck.
Extent: 53 cards : 84 x 51 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.

Genre: Specimens
Early works to 1800
Playing cards
Tax stamps (Printing)
Material: black and white ; and engraving
Resource Type: text and still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Playing cards
Subjects: Playing cards > England > Specimens > Early works to 1800
Cary, Melbert B., Jr., 1892-1941 > Ownership
Cary, Mary Flagler > Ownership

Access: Public
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