Cards - for dice game

Archive

Accession Nr.: 53.2628.1-29
Date of production:
ca. 1830
Place of production: Austria
Materials: paper
Techniques: coloured; engraving
Dimensions:
height: 7,9 cm
width: 5,5 cm
The cards are divided into a larger field at the top and two smaller halves at the bottom. The top field shows a picture, while there are dices with dots and the inscription „gewinnt” [ numeral ] on the bottom at the left and dices with dots and the inscriptions Courier, Ritter, Doctor, Schiffs-Capitain, Dame and zahlt [ numeral ] on the bottom field at the right. The pictures are the following: On the Courier cards - postal cart, eagle, postal horn, letter, pistols. On the Ritter cards - horse, helmet, spurs, sword, spear. On the doctor cards - bookcase, medicine cup-board, armchair, hat. On the Schiffs-Capitain cards - sailboat, anchor. On the Dame cards - bunch of flowers, mirror Freibillet - for the winner number (1-5) and a separate card for „gewinnt Alles".

Literature

  • Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 3.30. (Lovay Zsuzsanna)