German deck of playing cards with original design

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Description

Title: German deck of playing cards with original design
Creator: Perrin, Conrad Josuè, playing card maker
Contributor: Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1770?]
Publication Place: Berlin and Germany Berlin
Publisher: bey C. J. Perrinin
Description: BEIN GER569: Imperfect: wanting all except DH, DA, DL; K, O, UH; K, O, UA; K, O, UL; 6H. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Title devised by cataloger.
German suit system.
Type: Original design.
Composition of deck: 36 [D, K, O, U, 10-6],
Aces: DH with heraldic device supported by two figures; DA; Bey C. J. Perrinin Berlin / [seated figure]; DL: CJP.
CourtCards: Ks seated, hold sceptres; O, UH with walking sticks; OA with walking stick; UA holds small bag; OL with walking stick; UL has right hand in coat pocket.
Pipcards: 6H, man smokes pipe.
Extent: 36 cards : 100 x 59 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.

Genre: Specimens
Early works to 1800
Playing cards
Material: color ; and woodcut making
Resource Type: text and still image
Subject (Geographic): Germany
Subject (Topic): Playing cards
Subjects: Playing cards > Germany > Specimens > Early works to 1800
Cary, Melbert B., Jr., 1892-1941 > Ownership
Cary, Mary Flagler > Ownership

Access: Public
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