Name/Title
Game BoardEntry/Object ID
1980.5.5Description
Paper-covered cardboard game board for "The Checkered Game of Life". The board folds in half down the center. The front of the board is printed in a checkered pattern, alternating red and blue squares. The red squares are all printed with a quatrefoil design, and the blue square are all printed in black with instructions and illustrations oriented towards to different sides of the board (for viewing by two players). Inscriptions include Prison, Disgrace, Jail, Infancy, Fat Office, Fame, Influence, School, Suicide, College, Ambition, Poverty, Ruin, Bravery, Industry, Honesty, Government Contract; Cupid, Honor, Congress, Success, Idleness, Happiness, Crime, Intemperance, Politics, Truth, Perseverance, Happy Old Age, Gambling, Matrimony, and Wealth.Context
Owned by Ida and Mary Templeton in East Montpelier, VermontAcquisition
Accession
1980.5Source or Donor
Chapell, RogerAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roger ChapellMade/Created
Manufacturer
Milton Bradley CompanyDate made
circa 1870Place
City
SpringfieldState/Province
MassachusettsCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
GameboardNomenclature Primary Object Term
Component, GameNomenclature Class
Game EquipmentNomenclature Category
Category 09: Recreational ObjectsDimensions
Width
13-3/8 inLength
13-1/8 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Sparrow, Ida Templeton (1852-1947)Person or Organization
Gould, Mary C. Templeton (1846-1872)Related Places
Place
Town
East MontpelierCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America