Name/Title
HISTORICAL AMUSEMENTEntry/Object ID
SS.62.613 a-bbbbbbDescription
History card game
a-b. Wooden box with sliding lid: Printed hand-colored paper labels; on lid, image on children playing game in a roundel, flanked by heraldic devices with title: "HISTORICAL AMUSEMENT/A NEW GAME", on bottom: trade card image of interior and exterior of a shop, titled "Pease's Great Variety Store/Albany, 50 Broadway"; in pencil, "V. M. Chichester [?]".
c. Instruction booklet: Newsprint with instructions and questions needed for game; printed cover: "Historical Amusement/A/ New and Entertaining/ Game/ on the/ History of England/ Albany/ Published by R. H. Pease, 50 Broadway/1843."; additional names printed inside: "W. Turtle/ Printer/ 10 Essex Street/ Strand London" and "N. Carpenter/ Printer/ 60 Spencer Street/ London".
d-hh. Monarch cards: 31 small square hand-colored printed cards, each with portrait, name and biographical details of an English king or queen.
ii-bbbbbb. Answer cards: 98 narrow rectangular printed cards, each with fact or association related to a specific monarch.
64 colored paper discs.Collection
Sunnyside Object CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
W. TurtleAttribution
PrinterArtist
N. CarpenterAttribution
PrinterManufacturer
Richard H. PeaseDate made
1843Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Dimensions
Dimension Description
BoxWidth
3 inDepth
7/8 inLength
4-1/4 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 3 x 7/8 x 4 1/4 in. (7.6 x 2.2 x 10.8 cm)Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Pease's Great Variety StoreNotes
RetailerGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 14E
