Card Game, 1860-1880

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Artifact Overview

The game of Authors was first published in 1861. Players score points (and learn about literature) by collecting sets of cards that list an author with his or her works. Cards in this set consist of such authors as, William Shakespeare, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, and Sir Walter Scott.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Card game (Game set)

Date Made

1860-1880

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2000.0.15.34

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Pasteboard (Paper)

Dimensions

Width: 2.25 in
Length: 3.5 in