German deck of playing cards with original design

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Description

Title: German deck of playing cards with original design
Creator: Göbl, Cajetan, 1776-1812, playing card maker
Contributor: Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Published / Created: [1810?]
Publication Place: München and Germany Munich
Publisher: Cajetan Göbl
Description: BEIN GER553: Imperfect: DA, DL; OB; KA; K, UL; 6H; 8A; 10, 8L wanting. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards.
Title devised by cataloger.
German suit system.
Composition of deck: 36 [D, K, O, U, 10-6].
Aces: DB, balloon.
CourtCards: Courts in contemporary dress; Ks seated in chairs; KB with double suit signs.
Pipcards: 10s indicated by "X"; 8H: Cajetan Göbl / in / München.
Extent: 36 cards : 53 x 33 mm.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: German

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

Access: Public
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