Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Criss Cross Spelling Slips: Dog & Goose
Object Number:
2000.430
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 28.6 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "CRISS CROSS/ SPELLING SLIPS/ DOG AND GOOSE/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK.".
Description:
"Criss Cross Spelling Slips: Dog & Goose" paper covered cardboard puzzle box, with cover illustration of a dog; box cover inscribed, "CRISS CROSS/ SPELLING SLIPS/ DOG AND GOOSE/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK.".
Bibliography:
Hofer, Margaret K. "The Games We Played: The Golden Age of Board & Table Games." New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
