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Rye House Plot

From: Cary Collection of Playing Cards

Rye House Plot

From: Cary Collection of Playing Cards

Call Number:
ENG 82  (Request the physical item to view in our reading room)
Other Creator: Cary, Melbert Brinckerhoff, 1892-1941
Language:
English
Date: [ca. 1684]
Subject:
Rye House Plot, 1683
Genres:
Annotations
Playing cards
Engravings
illustrations (AAT)
Type of Resource:
still image
Description:
Suit System: grapes, shields, quatrefoils, marigolds
Type: Historical
Process: Engraving
Back: Plain
Borders: Square
Corners: Square
Composition of Deck: 40 of 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2], lacking AC; KS, KC; 9, 3S; 7, 6, 4H; 10, 8, 3D; 10C.
Aces: As indicated by "I".
Court Cards: K: King; Q: Queen; J: Knave.
Pipcards and Jokers: Pip cards numbered X-II.
Notes and References: S. Mann 1966, p. 154; W. Willshire 1876, pp. 257-259. The cards were cut unevenly.
Many versos are blank, some have notations.
Physical Description:
89 x 53 mm.
Rights:
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Curatorial Area: Beinecke Library
Extent of Digitization:
Complete work digitized.
Source Digital Format:
High Resolution (image/tiff)
Object ID: 11534817
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