Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Checker and backgammon board
Object Number:
2000.512
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 18 in. ( 45.7 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on the reverse of the board: "Compliments of/ W. W. Winship/ Manufacturer Wholesale and Retail Dealer in/ TRUNKS, VALISES, BAGS,/ Etc., Etd./ SAMPLE/ Trunks and Bags/ A SPECIALITY/ REPAIRING/ Short Notice/ NO. 7 ELM STREET,/ BOSTON, MASS."
Description:
Paper-covered cardboard adverstising checker board with ads surrounding the playing field and on the red squares of the field, advertisers include Pond's Extract, The New England Conservatory of Music, Wheeler and Wilson, Kakas Furs, Boston & Providence Railroad, etc.; reverse of the board printed, "Compliments of/ W. W. Winship/ Manufacturer Wholesale and Retail Dealer in/ TRUNKS, VALISES, BAGS,/ Etc., Etc./ SAMPLE/ Trunks and Bags/ A SPECIALITY/ REPAIRING/ Short Notice/ NO. 7 ELM STREET,/ BOSTON, MASS."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
