THE GAME OF ANAGRAMS

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

THE GAME OF ANAGRAMS

Entry/Object ID

SS.62.623 a-d

Description

Card game a-b. Two-part box: Red cardboard; hand-colored engraved image adhered to lid of two children holding title cartouche; in cartoche, printed: "THE GAME OF ANAGRAMS/ Pub'd by Pease & Warren"; on bottom of (b.) handwritten in ink: "57-15." c. Instruction booklet: Yellow newsprint; 4 pages, with title page, illustration of "Pease & Warren's Great Variety Store", rules for playing, list of anagrams and list of other games offered. d. Cards: 62 (of 64) rectangluar numbered cards, each printed with a 2-or-3 word phrase; 27 cards, each printed with a tinted lithograph of figures and a 2-or-3 word phrase; 97 small square alphabet cards, some printed, some hand-written; 13 small blank round disks. e. Wooden piece: Marked "DUNCE." [missing 9/11/2015].

Collection

Sunnyside Object Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Richard H. Pease, Pease & Warren

Date made

1819

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

SP 5149
SS.62.623

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Box

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

4-5/8 in

Length

7-1/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. (3.8 x 11.7 x 18.1 cm)

Dimension Description

Cards

Height

2 in

Width

1-3/8 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 x 1 3/8 in. (5.1 x 3.5 cm)

Material

Paper, Cardboard

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Box bottom held together with tape, missing part of lip; box bottom held together with tape; missing some cards; missing wooden "DUNCE" piece; overall yellowed; some creased and bent corners.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

One of 5 games, $45.00 It is interesting to note that of the games listed in the instruction manual, three others are also part of the SS collection [Jessa Krick, 9/11/2015].

Note Type

General Note

Note

"DUNCE" marker and approximately three illustrated cards according to original cataloging are missing [9/11/2015].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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