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This is the Queen of Diamonds from a well-known deck of vintage /antique (19th century) playing cards. It was printed in chromolithography by Bernard (Bernhard) Dondorf from Frankfurt aM, Germany, and the deck included characters from Shakespeare's plays as face cards. The Queen of Diamonds is illustrated as Katherine of Aragon, from the play (Henry VIII). Bernard (Bernhard) Dondorf opened a lithographic printing business in 1833, first producing playing cards in 1839. His playing cards were popular for their designs and overall quality. He retired from the business in 1872 after producing popular and widely-copied designs for many years.

This is the Queen of Diamonds from an antique (1880) pack of cards that features views and costumes from Switzerland. The title for the pack is Vues & Costumes suisse. Each court card (picture card) features the arms of two Swiss cantons, or member states. The Queen of Diamonds features the arms of Berne (Bern) and Vaud (Waadt). Each court card also displays two different Swiss national costumes. The pack was issued by Jean Muller of Schaffhouse in Switzerland, and each of the 52 card backs depicts a different scene from Switzerland. The court cards / picture cards feature figures in national costume. The printing is by chromolithography.

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