Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Game of Lost Heir
Object Number:
2000.643
Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 2.2 x 10.8 x 13.3 cm )
Marks:
lithographed: box cover: "GAME OF/ LOST HEIR"
Inscriptions:
lid underside: "Miss Margaret Quinc/ Bridgeburg/ Ontario"
Description:
"Game of Lost Heir" with 32 cards representing the police forces of four cities and an instruction book in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover printed with a banner over blue and gold wavy stripes; box inscribed, "GAME OF/ LOST HEIR".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
