Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gems of Art
Object Number:
2000.402
Date:
1880
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 15.9 x 12.1 cm )
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "GEMS OF ART/ A NEW INSTRUCTIVE/ AND/ ENTERTAINING GAME/ FIVE ENTIRELY NEW/ GAMES CAN BE/ PLAYED WITH THESE CARDS/ PUBLISHED BY/ SELCHOW & RIGHTER, N.Y./ COPYRIGHT 1880 BY C. G. HARGER. JR."
Description:
"Gems of Art" card game with 48 playing cards and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of a statue of Diana and the faun; box cover inscribed, "GEMS OF ART/ A NEW INSTRUCTIVE/ AND/ ENTERTAINING GAME/ FIVE ENTIRELY NEW/ GAMES CAN BE/ PLAYED WITH THESE CARDS/ PUBLISHED BY/ SELCHOW & RIGHTER, N.Y./ COPYRIGHT 1880 BY C. G. HARGER. JR."
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.
