Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26
c. 1825
1863.17.26
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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The Game of Politics or the Race for the Presidency
Title
The Game of Politics or the Race for the Presidency
Date
1889
Medium
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 18 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. ( 47.6 x 47.6 cm )
Description
Square game board (folds in two) with images of the first twenty two presidents depicted in medallions along the edges, red, white and blue spaces around images of the White House and Senate chambers draped in flags, acanthus leaves and U.S. Shields; blue label on the outside of the board inscribed, "THE/ Game of Politics/ OR THE/ Race for the Presidency./ MANUFACTURED BY THE/ W. S. REED TOY CO., LEOMINSTER, MASS./ COPYRIGHTED 1887 BY JEANIE P. CLARKE."
Credit Line
The Liman Collection
Object Number
2000.308
Marks
lithographed: on the label: "THE/ Game of Politics/ OR THE/ Race for the Presidency./ MANUFACTURED BY THE/ W. S. REED TOY CO., LEOMINSTER, MASS./ COPYRIGHTED 1887 BY JEANIE P. CLARKE."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
