Artist/Maker
Parker Brothers
The Amusing Game of Innocence Abroad
ca. 1888
Place madeSalem, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Cardboard, paper
Open: 18 3/4 × 19 in. (47.6 × 48.3 cm)
The Liman Collection
1992.12.8
DescriptionGameboard (folded in two) covered in red lacquered paper, with illustration consisting of map in various colors and set of boxes at top left with various items, prices, and instructions before starting on trip; map extends from depot at top of board to city depot at bottom right corner, with town at top; houses and geographical features drawn.Markingslithographed: on board, top: "Innocence/Abroad"
lithographed: on board, lower left corner: "Published by/PARKER BROS./Salem, Mass."
lithographed: on board, bottom: "COPYRIGHTED 1888. [inside cartouche]"
embossed: on label on outside of board: "The Amusing Game of/INNOCENCE ABROAD./PUBLISHED BY/PARKER BROS./SALEM, MASS."
ClassificationsTOYS
Collections
- Board and Table Games: The Liman Collection Gift
Rufus Alexander Grider
1891
1907.36.37
Rev. E. J. Clemens
ca. 1890
2002.1.2129
