Artist/Maker
McLoughlin Brothers
(American, 1854 – 1921)
The New Pretty Village: Church Set
1897
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Cardboard, paper, tin
Container (box): 1 x 12 x 8 1/2 in. (2.5 x 30.5 x 21.6 cm)
The Liman Collection
2000.232
DescriptionMiniature cardboard village in a box with a foldout town map, four complete buildings including the church, the greenhouse and two homes, ten tin stands and ten paper figures, trees, fences and accessories; box cover lithographed with an image of a boy and girl playing with a village set on a large table while a mother holding an infant looks on; box printed with "THE NEW/ PRETTY VILLAGE/ CHURCH SET/ COPYRIGHT/ 1897 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
- Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift