García y Boyer
Spanish-suited pack in the ‘Raimundo García’ pattern produced by García y Boyer, Igualada, c.1880.
Spanish-suited pack by García y Boyer, Igualada, c.1880. The ace of coins has a lion with a globe and "Fabrica de Ygualada"; the four of cups has a vignette introducing the same lion with "De una hoja" and "F_ca de Garcia y Boyer, Ygualada". The design appears to be the Raimundo García pattern which had originated from a Madrid cardmaker of that name earlier in the century.
The Raimundo García pattern is described in Denning (1996) p.60. • See also: García Pattern►
Above: 40-card Spanish-suited pack by García y Boyer, Igualada, c.1880. Hand-coloured woodcut, backs printed in red and black with a diagonal pattern. © The Trustees of the British Museum • Museum number 1896,0501.839►
References
O’Donoghue, Freeman M: Catalogue of the collection of playing cards bequeathed by Lady Charlotte Schreiber, Trustees of the British Museum, London, 1901 (Spanish 3) [digital version here]
Denning, Trevor: The Playing-Cards of Spain, Cygnus Arts, London, 1996
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