BOARD GAMES, In Folder (2)

CH1985.356.a-b

a) Folder or pocket of cardboard with picture of Grecian woman writing a child holding inkpot. Woman leaning on pedestal with: 'The/Chronological/STAR/of the/WORLD'.
b) Folding 'board' for 'The/NEW GAME/ of/ VIRTUE REWARDED and vice punished/ For the Amusement of Youth of both sexes'. Circle of 32 positions depicting virtues: eg. Patience, Diligence, Temperance and vices eg. Luxury, Impertinence, Brutality etc.
c) folding 'board' for 'UALLIS'S/ Elegant and Instructive Game/ exhibiting the/ WONDERS OF NATURE,/ in each quarter of the/ WORLD'. 26 coloured pictures of natural features of phenomena.
'Published 1 November 1818, by E wallis, 42, Skinner Street South Hill, London'.
d) Red covered booklet: 'RULES AND DIRECTIONS/ FOR PLAYING THE/ ENTERTAINING GAME/ OF THE/ Chronological star/of/THE WORLD'.
London: John Marshall, 1818, 34 pages.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: CH1985.356.a-b
Accession Date: 1 Jan 1970

Material

Paper0 - Whole
Cardboard/Paper

Measurement

dimensions17 x 19.5cm
dimensions45 x 56cm
dimensions47.5 x 63cm
dimensions11 x 18cm

 

 

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