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Game of Flags of All Nations

Game of Flags of All Nations
Title
Game of Flags of All Nations
Object name 
Card game
Date 
1903
Related People 
Artist/Maker: McLoughlin Bros.
Medium 
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions 
box: 1 x 4 3/8 x 6 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 11.1 x 15.6 cm )
Description 
"The Game of Flags of All Nations" card game with 46 playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; sixteen sets of three cards (two sets missing one card) each representing a flag of one nation; box cover lithographed with seven draped flags including the American and British flags; box cover inscribed, "GAME OF/ FLAGS/ OF/ ALL/ NATIONS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS NEW YORK."
Credit Line 
The Liman Collection
Object Number 
2000.604
Marks 
lithographed: on the box cover: "GAME OF/ FLAGS/ OF/ ALL/ NATIONS/ McLOUGHLIN BROS NEW YORK."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.