Aluette by Dieudonné Jeune, Orléans, c.1850
Aluette game by Fabrique Dieudonné Jeune, Orléans, c.1850.
Aluette pack produced by Jean Dieudonné (1811-1886), a Dieudonné family descendent who had emigrated to Orleans, France. He was the son of the Luxembourgish card-maker Matthias Dieudonné and Catherine Schmidt. He married Eugénie-Catherine Lamy on April 16, 1845. He was first associated with his brother Jean-Mathieu between 1841 and 1845 trading as Dieudonné frères, after which he then ran his own factory named Dieudonné Jeune. The cards in this 48-card pack show several Spanish stylistic characteristics including ‘pintas’ or border-breaks, with the legend “Naipes Finos” on the ace of coins, and are said to be intended for the Spanish market.
Above: 48-card Aluette pack produced by Fabrique Dieudonné Jeune (Jean Dieudonné, active 1845-1886), Orléans, c.1850. Stencil-coloured engravings. Source gallica.bnf.fr / Bibliothèque nationale de France Jeu d'aluette édité pour l'Espagne►
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