Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
English History
Object Number:
2000.624
Date:
1894
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 8 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. ( 2.9 x 21.3 x 14 cm )
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "ENGLISH/ HISTORY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS. U.S.A./ COPYRIGHT 1894./ EDWARD III AT CALAIS/ RICHARD III AT BOSWORTH FIELD/ KING JOHN SINGING MAGNA CHARTA"
Description:
Card game "English History" with 37 playing cards and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with the inscription, "ENGLISH/ HISTORY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS. U.S.A." in a banner surrounded by images of "EDWARD III AT CALAIS", "RICHARD III AT BOSWORTH FIELD", "KING JOHN SINGING MAGNA CHARTA" and the royal British shield with identifying inscriptions.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
