Swedish version of the Paris pattern

While remaining faithful to the traditional Paris pattern, Boman introduced a number of restrained refinements. The portrait-like quality and softer facial modelling gently recast the familiar French court figures as characters more in keeping with nineteenth-century Swedish taste. The Jacks wear neatly trimmed moustaches and pointed goatees, while the Kings have fuller, more naturalistic beards. Only the Kings and Queens retain the traditional names, and their costumes are embellished with small breast insignia reminiscent of Swedish royal decorations. The ace of hearts shows the Swedish tax stamp , and more feintly at the top-left, the manufacturer's name and address inside an elliptical frame.

The court figures were printed in blue outline, after which areas of red, yellow and black were applied by means of stencils. This labour-intensive process, requiring skilled colourists, predated the mechanised colour printing that was transforming the industry. The cards had square-cut corners and no corner indices, both characteristic of the period. Within a few decades, lithographic printing, rounded corners and corner indices would become standard features.