Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lotto
Title
Lotto
Object name
Game of chance
Date
ca. 1890
Medium
Cardboard, wood, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 10 in. ( 3.8 x 26.7 x 25.4 cm )
Description
"Lotto" a 'bingo'-type of game with twenty-four printed cards, box with 63 glass markers, five round cardboard counters and 78 wooden pieces each marked with a different number from 1 to 90 (missing 12) in a paper covered cardboard and wood box; each card printed with three rows of nine rectangles, each having five numbers printed on them; box cover printed with the image of a family playing "Lotto" around a parlor table and inscribed, "LOTTO/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK."; instuctions printed on the inside of the cover.
Credit Line
The Liman Collection
Object Number
2000.474
Marks
lithographed: on the box cover: "LOTTO/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
