Artist/Maker
McLoughlin Brothers
(American, 1854 – 1921)
The Jolly Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Cardboard, paper
Container (box): 1 × 3 7/8 × 4 7/8 in. (2.5 × 9.8 × 12.4 cm)
The Liman Collection
2000.636
Description"The Jolly Game of Old Maid" card game with 44 printed paper playing cards in a paper covered cardboard box; cards printed in pairs with characters such as "Miss Bizzybuzz", "Nora Newtogs" and "Old Bachelor"; box chromolithographed with an image of a seated woman with a black cat and a parrot; box cover inscribed, "The JOLLY GAME of/ OLD/ MAID/ Banner Series/4180/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS NEW YORK".Markingslithographed: on the box cover: "The JOLLY GAME of/ OLD/ MAID/ Banner Series/4180/ McLOUGHLIN BROTHERS NEW YORK"
ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
- Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift
