Artist/Maker
McLoughlin Brothers
(American, 1854 – 1921)
The Popular Steeple Chase Game
ca. 1890
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Cardboard, paper, wood
Overall: 1 1/8 x 7 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. ( 2.9 x 18.7 x 19 cm )
The Liman Collection
2000.229
Description"The Popular Steeple Chase Game" board game in a paper covered cardboard box with a cardboard and wood teetotum, four wooden playing pieces and a paper gameboard applied to the bottom half of the box; board with a wavy blue and yellow checked track on a red background; box cover with jockeys on horses jumping a hedge; box cover inscribed, "THE/ POPULAR/ STEEPLE CHASE/ GAME/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK"; directions printed on the underside of the box cover.Markingslithographed: on the box cover: "THE/ POPULAR/ STEEPLE CHASE/ GAME/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK"
ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
- Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift
