Three playing cards, or transformation cards, drawn in pen and ink by an unidentified artist, showing caricatured figures using the shape of the pip, only hearts or diamonds (red watercolor) in this incomplete set. One of the cards (two hearts) features two gentlemen meeting. The other two cards (three of diamonds) feature a lady with a fan and two gentleman in one card; the other incomplete, has a lady with a fan and only one gentleman
Description:
In English., Title from dealer's description., and Cards appear to have been removed from an album; remains of paper and glue are present on verso of each card.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Playing cards, Card games, and Social life and customs
Personne, Jehan, active 1493-1499, playing card maker
Published / Created:
[between 1800 and 1900?]
Call Number:
PLAYING CARDS GEN 1074
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
text and still image
Description:
BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 1074: Imperfect: Kings (3), Queens (2), and Jacks (2) only. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Possibly a restrike., Composition of deck unkown., Card backs: marbled., and Allemagne, Henry René d'. Cartes à jouer du XIVe au XX siècle,
BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 966: Imperfect: 16 cards only. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Latin/Italo-Portuguese suit system., and Composition of deck unknown.
BEIN GER410: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Card maker's initials on King of Hearts: I.E.N., French suit system., Composition of deck: 78 [A, K, Q, C, J, 10-2, trumps I-XXI, Fool]., Tax stamp on Ace of Hearts, red: [eagle] / I THAL. 2GR., CourtCards: KS with sceptre; JS with leaping dog; KH holds sword and orb, medallion: IEN; JH: a Berlin., and Trumps: Trumps are warriors engaged in various activities.
A set of playing cards, or transformation cards, drawn by an unidentified artist, showing caricatured figures; each vignette incorporates the formation of hearts or diamonds into the scene. Some of the cards are numbered or annotated on the backs while others show drafts of other sketches. The set contains only the red suits, cards numbered from one to ten in each, although some numbers are missing and there are multiples of some numbers. Illustrations are also duplicated while others appear not to have been finished. There are no cards with clubs and spades. A number of the cards center on Shakespearean themes, social history, and street scenes (such as courtroom drama, musicians performing, a man in the stocks and, in a few, card playing itself). Some of the scenes depicted on these cards show more ribald, drawing from Macbeth’s Weird Sisters, Twelfth Night, King John, and The Merry Wives of Windsor; several are annotated on the reverse with lines from the plays. Falstaff is featured on several cards. Many of the cards reflect the mores of the period and the contrast between ruling passions and rules of conduct. In one, two men cast judgment upon a pregnant woman; it is annotated on the reverse with a dialogue between a Constable and a Judge. In "Village School" a schoolteacher manages to simultaneously hold a book and pinch a child's ear (nine of hearts). Other subjects include a game of chess (five of diamonds); drinking and smoking in a pub (seven of diamonds); and "Bunbury’s Country Club" (six of diamonds) in which the artist has kept elements from the print (published circa 1788). On the ten of diamonds the artist depicts a game of whist (annotated on the reverse "Can you one?").
Description:
In English., Title devised by cataloger., Some cards annotated and numbered on the verso., and For further information, consult library staff.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Subject (Topic):
Playing cards, Card games, and Social life and customs
BEIN JAP23: Imperfect: Plum Tanzaku wanting. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Suit system: Months., and Composition of deck: 48 [12 suits of 4 cards].
Title devised by cataloger. and Copper plate for Horace Walpole's engraved bookplate; design after George Vertue, with Walpole family motto in Latin: Fari quae sentiat in scroll above and his name as "Mr Horace Walpole" with flourishes below.
