GAME OF AUTHORS

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

GAME OF AUTHORS

Entry/Object ID

SS.2016.9 a-v

Description

a-b. Box lid and bottom: rectangular; telescoping; on top of lid, color image of three childen, older girl seated in upright side chair reading to younger girl and boy seated on sofa; book spines, as if on a shelf, on sides of lid; printed above image: "GAME OF/ AUTHORS"; printed at lower left: "5051/MADE IN THE U.S.A/ MILTON BRADLEY CO./ SPRINGFIELD, MASS"; inside, printed: "4051/GAME OF AUTHORS/DIRECTIONS..." c-v. Cards: Each printed with a three-color portrait of one of five different men, each with of list of published works.

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Milton Bradley Company

Date made

1900 - 1915

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

SS.2016.9

SS.2016.9 a-v.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

c-v.

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

2-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (8.9 x 6 cm)

Dimension Description

a-b.

Height

6-3/4 in

Width

5-5/8 in

Depth

1 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 5 5/8 x 1 in. (17.1 x 14.3 x 2.5 cm)

Material

Ink on paper

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Lid of box worn and dented, especially on PR bottom edge top; crease on top PL corner; ; some missing cards (should be 30 total, missing 10 or 2 from each author's book).

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

James Fenimore Cooper

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Sir Walter Scott

Notes

Subject

Related Entries

Notes

SS.2016.8 a-y - Game - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Components g-j. feature Washington Irving and his works Tales of a Traveler, Rip Van Winkle, Life of Washington, Sketch Book. Two cards are missing from each author's "book" of cards, as each book is comprised of six cards, however the Irving set appears to be complete as each title printed in the list is also represented by a card. This may be a misprint in the directions, as it appears to be the case with the other authors as well. Publishing date appears the 1910s based on the box image. The cards are very similar to those of SS.2016.8 a-y, but printed on a higher grade of paper The rummy-style games of authors were produced by several different companies in several different forms (later versions included more authors) and with different box illustrations from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. [Jessa J. Krick, Collections Manager, 11/29/2016].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 13D

Note Type

Department

Note

Curatorial