Deck of original design German playing cards manufactured in Moravia, circa 1818.

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Description

Title: Deck of original design German playing cards manufactured in Moravia, circa 1818.
Creator: Dvorik, Johann, playing card maker
Contributor: Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1818?]
Publication Place: Brünn and Czech Republic Brno
Publisher: Johann Dvorik
Description: BEIN AUS144: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Title devised by cataloger.
Suit system: German.
Type: Original design.
Composition of deck: 36 [D, K, O, U, 10-6].
Tax stamp on DH, red: JOHANN / DVORIK / BRUNN / 1818; stamp on DH, red: B / 10-K / Karten / 818.
Pipcards and Jokers: 10s indicated by "X"; animal vignettes.
CourtCards: Ks with double suit signs; OH holds walking stick: KB grasps one of the suit signs; UA leans down and points to the suit sign; KL grasps one of the suit signs; OL grasps the suit sign.
Aces: DH, heraldic device; DB, child sits astride barrell, holds cup and three wursts on stick; DA: IN. BRÜNN; DL depicts naked figure with streaming banner.
Extent: 36 cards : 101 x 60 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.

Genre: Specimens
Playing cards
Tax stamps
Material: color ;, woodcut making, and stenciling (process)
Resource Type: text and still image
Subject (Geographic): Czech Republic
Subject (Topic): Playing cards
Subjects: Playing cards > Czech Republic > Specimens
Cary, Melbert B., Jr., 1892-1941 > Ownership
Cary, Mary Flagler > Ownership

Access: Public
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