Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Game of Mythology
Object Number:
2000.519
Date:
1884
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 5 1/8 in. ( 3.2 x 9.5 x 13 cm )
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ GAME/ OF/ MYTHOLOGY/ PETER G. THOMSON/ CINCINNATI. O./ COPYRIGHTED 1884."
Description:
"Game of Mythology" card game with 78 cards with the names and places from Roman mythology printed on each, an instruction card and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with a pegasus, peacock, eagle, owl and swan; box cover inscribed, "THE/ GAME/ OF/ MYTHOLOGY/ PETER G. THOMSON/ CINCINNATI. O./ COPYRIGHTED 1884."
Bibliography:
Hofer, Margaret K. "The Games We Played: The Golden Age of Board & Table Games." New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
