Animal Tarot by Joseph Fetscher
French-suited Natural History Tarot deck by Joseph Fetscher, Munich, c.1820.
This French-suited Natural History Tarot deck by Joseph Fetscher, Munich, has two different designs, chiefly natural history subjects, on each trump card which could have educational value as well as for playing games. Trump II has the arms of Bavaria and a figure of Fame with the legend "Joseph Fetscher B. Karten Fabricant in München in der Burggase". The 16 court cards - king, queen, cavalier and knave in each suit - are also double-ended.
French-suited tarots (or tarock) reflect different preferences or customs from state to state with regard to the imagery of the trump cards. In this example animals have replaced the traditional Italian-derived tarot allegories.
Further References
O’Donoghue, Freeman M: Catalogue of the collection of playing cards bequeathed by Lady Charlotte Schreiber (German 135), Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1901
Endebrock, Peter: playing-card pages: Tax Stamps from German States►
Another Animal tarot with mainly natural history topics on the trumps produced by Joseph Fetscher can be viewed at the British Museum number 1896,0501.169►
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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