Doll's cape
Classification:
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall (shoulder to hem): 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Description:
Grey wool shoulder cape with pinked and scalloped edges, decorative pinked trim around neck.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marian F. Fraser
Object Number:
2004.47.7
Gallery Label:
This doll, Helen, her wardrobe and trunk were originally owned by Mary Augusta Colson whose seafaring family roots were in Brooklyn, New York and New England. The doll was purchased for Mary as a favor to Captain Colson by the owner of his ship, Vernon H. Brown in 1876. Mrs. Brown spent weeks with her dressmaker designing the most current fashions for the doll. Mary was later photographed with her doll in Boston, as were successive generations of female descendants, including the donor.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
57008
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Premium Game of Logomachy or War of Words
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1889
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 5 in. ( 3.2 x 16.5 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
"The Premium Game of Logomachy or War of Words" card game with 72 playing cards printed with birds on both sides and a letter from the alphabet on one side and an instruction booklet; box cover stamped in gold with the inscription, "THE PREMIUM GAME/ LOGOMACHY/ OR WAR OF WORDS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS, N.Y./ COPYRIGHTED 1888."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.656
Marks:
stamped: on the box cover: "THE PREMIUM GAME/ LOGOMACHY/ OR WAR OF WORDS/ McLOGHLIN BROS, N.Y./ COPYRIGHTED 1888."
Gallery Label:
Introduced in 1874, the word-building game Logomachy or War of Words was awarded a silver medal at the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition for the best new parlor game.
Bibliography:
Hofer, Margaret K. "The Games We Played: The Golden Age of Board & Table Games." New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1889
eMuseum Object ID:
54817
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Harlem Globetrotters Game
Classification:
Date:
1971
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
box: 9 3/4 x 19 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 24.8 x 48.9 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Bi-fold game board, 20 basket disks, deck of 48 basketball cards: 12 each red, orange, green, blue, instructions
Credit Line:
Purchase
Object Number:
2003.71
Gallery Label:
This game celebrates the Harlem Globetrotters, the comic basketball team that combined athleticism and comedy to create one of the best-known sports franchises in the world. Launched as a professional team in 1927, the group of African-American Chicago natives was named for the New York neighborhood that represented the essence of African-American culture. Ironically, the team did not actually play a game in Harlem until 1968.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1971
eMuseum Object ID:
54769
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The Game of Phoebe Snow
Classification:
Date:
1909
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, wood
Dimensions:
Open (board): 15 3/4 × 16 5/8 in. (40 × 42.2 cm)
Container (box): 1 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 16 3/8 in. (3.2 × 22.2 × 41.6 c
Description:
"The Game of Phoebe Snow" board game with board, four turned wooden playing pieces, and a spinner in a paper covered cardboard box; board has a winding path and image of a train moving past a train station, each corner has an image of a place passed in order to travel from New York to San Fransisco including Chicago and the Rocky Mountains; board inscribed, "CHICAGO/ NEW YORK/ ROCKY MOUNTAINS/ SAN FRANCISCO"; box cover lithographed with an image of Phoebe Snow in a white coat wearing an oversized hat with ostrich feathers and carrying a case and an umbrella; box cover inscribed, "Game of/ Phoebe/ Snow/ 5353/ COPYRIGHT 1909/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.445
Marks:
lithographed: on the board: "CHICAGO/ NEW YORK/ ROCKY MOUNTAINS/ SAN FRANSISCO"
lithographed: on the box: "Game of/ Phoebe/ Snow/ 5353/ COPYRIGHT 1909/ McLOUGHLIN BROS/ NEW YORK."
Gallery Label:
The product of a now-forgotten advertising genius, Miss Phoebe Snow was the fictional character, perennially attired in a spotless white dress and gloves, used to promote the Lackawanna Railroad's use of a clean-burning form of coal called anthracite. In this game, players race across the country in a train, boarding in New York City and debarking in San Francisco. Travel games such as Phoebe Snow reflected America's growing tourism industry, which was energized by marketing efforts aimed at..
Bibliography:
Hofer, Margaret K. "The Games We Played: The Golden Age of Board & Table Games." New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1909
eMuseum Object ID:
54762
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
New York Chess
Classification:
Date:
2001
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
box: 2 1/4 x 14 1/2 x 8 in. ( 5.7 x 36.8 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
New York Chess board game consisting of bi-fold board, 16 game pieces, and directions; board consists of checkerboard of black and white squares; game pieces (each in original wrapping) in the form of apples (rooks), street signs for Broadway and Wall Street (knights), World Trade towers (bishops), Statue of Liberty (queens), Empire state building (kings), and yellow taxicabs (pawns); box cover with image of chess board set up with pieces.
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret Heilbrun
Object Number:
2002.17
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2001
eMuseum Object ID:
51466
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stereoscope
Classification:
Date:
Wood, glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 7 x 3 1/2 in. ( 33 x 17.8 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Hand-held steroscope with a sliding wooden stereograph holder; wooden mask with square glass viewing lenses. Handle broken off.
Object Number:
1942.73
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
50585
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Aunt Louisa's Cube Puzzles: Ethiopian Minstrels
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1888
Medium:
Wood; paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 10 x 2 3/4 in. ( 29.8 x 25.4 x 7 cm )
Description:
"Aunt Louisa's Cube Puzzles: Ethiopian Minstrels" puzzle blocks in a wooden box with sliding lid; chromolithograph on lid with image of caricatured African-American figures in graveyard with printed inscription "AUNT LOUISA'S CUBE PUZZLES / ETHIOPIAN MINSTRELS. / McLoughlin Bros., N.Y."; box contains 30 wooden blocks, each side lithographed with a different scene of minstrel figures; five loose chromolithographs provide keys to the completed puzzles (the sixth puzzle is illustrated on the cover).
Credit Line:
Gift of Anonymous
Object Number:
2003.5
Gallery Label:
Games such as this reflected the pervasive racial prejudice common in late nineteenth-century America. Perpetrated with humorous intent, these games unfortunately helped to reinforce and sustain deeply-entrenched racial stereotypes.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1888
eMuseum Object ID:
50502
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
New York City: A Trivia Game
Classification:
Date:
1990
Medium:
Printed ink on paper, cardboard, plastic
Dimensions:
1 3/4 x 17 x 8 3/4 in. overall lidded box
Description:
New York City: A Trivia Game board game with bi-fold board, printed playing cards with trivia questions, six plastic play pieces in the shape of automobiles, and one die; gameboard with image of large apple, with a path of smaller apples around perimeter, each one designating a New York City tourist attraction; box cover black with skyline of Manhattan outlined in white.
Credit Line:
Gift of Kathleen Hulser
Object Number:
2002.65
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1990
eMuseum Object ID:
47556
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Blue vs. Gray - The Civil War: South
Classification:
Date:
1990-2004
Medium:
Paper, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 5 x 3 in. ( 1.9 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Card game contained in carboard box consisting of 82 cards printed with various categories relevant to battle including soldiers, maps, combat, supplies and orders of command. Box exterior is yellow, printed with "BLUE vs. GRAY / The Civil War Card Game: South" and black and white photograph images of real soldiers; printed with overview of game and play at back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Evan Jones
Object Number:
2004.41.3
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2004
eMuseum Object ID:
46513
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Blue vs. Gray - The Civil War Card Game: North
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1990-2004
Medium:
Paper, cardboard, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 5 x 3 in. ( 1.9 x 12.7 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Card game contained in carboard box and original plastic wrap; game consists of 82 cards printed with various categories relevant to battle including soldiers, maps, combat, supplies and orders of command. Box exterior is blue, printed with "BLUE vs. GRAY / The Civil War Card Game: North" and black and white photograph images of real soldiers; printed with overview of game and play at back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Evan Jones
Object Number:
2004.41.2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2004
eMuseum Object ID:
46508
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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