Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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The Jolly Game of Old Maid
Object Number:
2000.636
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 3 7/8 x 4 7/8 in. ( 2.5 x 9.8 x 12.4 cm )
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "The JOLLY GAME of/ OLD/ MAID/ Banner Series/4180/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS NEW YORK"
Description:
"The Jolly Game of Old Maid" card game with 44 printed paper playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; cards printed in pairs with characters such as "Miss Bizzybuzz", "Nora Newtogs" and "Old Bachelor"; box chromolithographed with an image of a seated woman with a black cat and a parrot; box cover inscribed, "The JOLLY GAME of/ OLD/ MAID/ Banner Series/4180/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS NEW YORK".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
