HOUSEHOLD AUTHORS

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

HOUSEHOLD AUTHORS

Entry/Object ID

SS.2016.8 a-y

Description

a-b. Box lid and bottom: rectangular; telescoping; on top of lid, four-color image within a shield-shaped border, bookshelf and scattered book; inset round portrait of a man with dark hair and cravat [Washington Irving] leaning on PR hand and elbow; printed above image: "HOUSEHOLD AUTHORS"; printed at lower right: "MILTON BRADLEY CO. SPRINGFIELD, MASS. USA"; printed at lower left: "4038"; handwritten in ink: "From Aunt Evelyn"/"Evelyn"; inside, printed: "4038/GAME OF AUTHORS/DIRECTIONS..." c-y. 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

1890 - 1899

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

SS.2016.8

SS.2016.8 a-z

Dimensions

Dimension Description

c-y.

Height

2-1/4 in

Width

3-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. (5.7 x 8.9 cm)

Dimension Description

a-b.

Height

5 in

Width

6-1/4 in

Depth

1 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 x 6 1/4 x 1 in. (12.7 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm)

Material

Ink on paper

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Lid of box splayed; some pencil and pen marks overall ("From Aunt Evelyn"/"Evelyn" to lid in particular); some wear to lid image; some missing cards (should be 25 total, missing 1 Irving card and 1 Cooper card); (d., e., f.) some pencil messages on the back of cards; (e.) bent card/fragility.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Washington Irving (1783-1859)

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Sir Walter Scott

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Oliver Wendell Holmes

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

James Fenimore Cooper

Notes

Subject

Person or Organization

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Notes

Subject

Related Entries

Notes

SS.2016.9 a-v - Game - Similar item SS.79.35 a-b - Painting - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Components h-k. feature Washington Irving and his works Tales of a Traveler, Rip Van Winkle, Life of Washington, Sketch Book, The Alhambra. One card is missing from the Washington Irving "book" of cards; one other card is missing for Cooper, as each book is comprised of five cards. Publishing dates appears to be in the 1890s. The image of Irving is similar to the portrait by Henry Darby (SS.79.35a-b) after the photograph of the author by Matthew Brady. 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