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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Card game
Object name
Card game
Date
ca. 1880
Medium
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 11.4 x 15.9 cm )
Description
"The new Game of Cock Robin and His Tragic Death" card game with 45 playing cards with 12 chromolithographed picture cards, 33 answer cards and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; box cover lithographed with an image of a bird with an arrow in his breast and a medallion image of a bird with a bow and arrow; box cover inscribed, "THE NEW/ GAME OF/ COCK/ ROBIN./ AND HIS/ TRAGICAL/ DEATH/ McLAUGHLIN BROS, N.Y."
Credit Line
The Liman Collection
Object Number
2000.644
Marks
lithographed: on the box cover: "THE NEW/ GAME OF/ COCK/ ROBIN./ AND HIS/ TRAGICAL/ DEATH/ McLAUGHLIN BROS, N.Y."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.