Comical Converse

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Comical Converse

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.624

Description

Title: "Comical Converse, an American Pastime, by Solomon Splitsides;" open ended box, cloth-bound cardboard, with green title page, containing 26 cards of questions and humorous answers, which bear caricatures in colored lithograph; instruction booklet; publisher: "W. & S. B. Ives."

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

W. & S. B. Ives

Date made

1840 - 1850

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

SP 5149

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

2-3/8 in

Depth

1/2 in

Length

3-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 3/8 x 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (6 x 1.3 x 8.3 cm)

Material

Cloth, Paper, Cardboard

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Sides of box and cover split out.

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14E