Rye house plot

Description

Title: Rye house plot
Contributor: Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1684?]
Publication Place: England
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: BEIN ENG82: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. Imperfect: lacking Ace of Clubs; King of Spades, King of Clubs; 9 and 3 of Spades; 7, 6, and 4 of Hearts; 10, 8, and 3 of Diamonds; 10 of Clubs. The cards were cut unevenly.
Title from Keller.
French suit system.
Type: Historical.
Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2].
Aces: Indicated by "I".
CourtCards: K: King; Q: Queen; J: Knave.
Pip cards: Numbered X-II.
Extent: 52 cards : 89 x 53 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.

Genre: Specimens
Early works to 1800
Pictorial works
Playing cards
Material: black and white ; and engraving
Resource Type: text and still image
Subject (Geographic): England
Subject (Topic): Playing cards
Rye House Plot, 1683
Great Britain
Politics and Government
History
Subjects: Playing cards > England > Specimens > Early works to 1800
Rye House Plot, 1683 > Pictorial works > Early works to 1800
Great Britain > Politics and Government > 1660-1688 > Early works to 1800
Great Britain > History > Charles II, 1660-1685 > Early works to 1800
Cary, Melbert B., Jr., 1892-1941 > Ownership
Cary, Mary Flagler > Ownership

Access: Public
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