Card Game, 1840-1850

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Artifact Overview

Each card in this set has a hand-colored, printed image with a short two to five word phrase beneath. It is unclear what type of game these cards were used for, though they may have been used for a game where the phrases filled in blank sections of a story -- adding a humorous outcome to simple story-telling.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Card game (Game set)

Date Made

1840-1850

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2000.0.15.38

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Pasteboard (Paper)

Technique

Lithography

Dimensions

Width: 1.3 in
Length: 2 in

Card Game, 1840-1850