BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 898: Imperfect: suit symbol in lower right corner of King of Spades cut out and wanting. Manuscript annotations: "G1084/2"; on verso: "[undeciphered] 7". From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., and Uncut sheet of 12 court cards with French suits (K-J) on recto and A,10-2 of Spades cards on verso.
BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 894: Manuscript annotations: "G 1082 #6", on verso: "2 Kr." and number calculations. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Uncut sheet of 12 court cards (Ks, Qs, and Js) without suit signs arranged in three rows of four columns. Each card measures 81 x 48 mm., and Kings' crowns are shown in full; King of Spades wears a sash with the maker's name.
BEIN BrSides 2023 93: Manuscript annotations: "1854", on verso: "3 Kr". From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., BEIN BrSides 2023 94: 31 x 27 cm. Cary's original reference number: G-1082. Manuscript annotations: "G 1082, #2", "2/8/36", "3/4". From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Uncut sheet of 12 court cards (J-K) without suits arranged in three rows of four columns. Each card measures 82 x 53 mm., and King: L. WEISZ // PRESBURG.
BEIN BrSides 2023 93: Manuscript annotations: "1854", on verso: "3 Kr". From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., BEIN BrSides 2023 94: 31 x 27 cm. Cary's original reference number: G-1082. Manuscript annotations: "G 1082, #2", "2/8/36", "3/4". From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Uncut sheet of 12 court cards (J-K) without suits arranged in three rows of four columns. Each card measures 82 x 53 mm., and King: L. WEISZ // PRESBURG.
BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 920: Manuscript annotations: "G 1088"; on verso: "Ein[undeciphered] 2002". From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Uncut sheet of 12 court cards (K-J) without suits arranged in four rows of four columns. Each card measures 77 x 45 mm., and K: IN PRESBURG // L=J=Jaeger.
A satirical coat of arms, engraved heraldically, with cards, dice, Earls coronet (Lord Darlington) shaking a dice-box. The arms are encircled by a claret bottle ticker, by way of order. Designed by Horace Walpole and friends (Dick Edgecumbe, and George Selwyn among others).
Alternative Title:
Cog it amor nummi
Description:
Caption title from motto engraved in the banner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark to form an octagon., Date from British Museum catalogue., The Lewis Walpole Library: Formerly shelved as part of the SH Contents collection., Mounted on page 62 of Horace Walpole's extra-illustrated copy of his: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See Hazen, A.T. Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 12., 1 print : engraving on laid paper, hand-colored ; sheet 11.3 x 13.3 mm., and Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and London
Subject (Name):
White's Club (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Clubs, Men, Societies and clubs, Playing cards, and Coats of arms
A satirical coat of arms, engraved heraldically, with cards, dice, Earls coronet (Lord Darlington) shaking a dice-box. The arms are encircled by a claret bottle ticker, by way of order. Designed by Horace Walpole and friends (Dick Edgecumbe, and George Selwyn among others).
Alternative Title:
Cog it amor nummi
Description:
Caption title from motto engraved in the banner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark to form an octagon., Date from British Museum catalogue., The Lewis Walpole Library: Formerly shelved as part of the SH Contents collection., and Mounted to 16.5 x 23 cm. Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and London
Subject (Name):
White's Club (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Clubs, Men, Societies and clubs, Playing cards, and Coats of arms
A satirical coat of arms, engraved heraldically, with cards, dice, Earls coronet (Lord Darlington) shaking a dice-box. The arms are encircled by a claret bottle ticker, by way of order. Designed by Horace Walpole and friends (Dick Edgecumbe, and George Selwyn among others).
Alternative Title:
Cog it amor nummi
Description:
Caption title from motto engraved in the banner., Sheet trimmed within plate mark to form an octagon., Date from British Museum catalogue., The Lewis Walpole Library: Formerly shelved as part of the SH Contents collection., Mounted on page 66 of William Bawtree's extra-illustrated copy of Horace Walpole's: A description of the villa of Mr. Horace Walpole. Strawberry Hill : Printed by Thomas Kirgate, 1784. See A.T. Hazen's Bibliography of the Strawberry Hill Press (1973 ed.), no. 30, copy 11., 1 print : engraving on laid paper ; sheet 10.3 x 10.5 cm., and Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England, London., and London
Subject (Name):
White's Club (London, England)
Subject (Topic):
Clubs, Men, Societies and clubs, Playing cards, and Coats of arms
