Charles G. Shaw

Untitled
n.d.

An antique board game titled "The Mansion of Bliss: A New Game for the Amusement of Youth," featuring a spiral track with numbered circular spaces, each containing a different illustration depicting various scenes and activities. The corners of the game board display four additional images, and the title is prominently displayed at the top center. The game is published by W. & S.B. Ives in Salem.

An antique board game titled "The Mansion of Bliss: A New Game for the Amusement of Youth," featuring a spiral track with numbered circular spaces, each containing a different illustration depicting various scenes and activities. The corners of the game board display four additional images, and the title is prominently displayed at the top center. The game is published by W. & S.B. Ives in Salem.

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Date
n.d.

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Playing cards mounted on a gaming print

Dimensions
Sheet (linen, irregular): 21 1/2 × 18 1/4in. (54.6 × 46.4 cm)

Accession number
2022.89

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Charles H. Carpenter, Jr.

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Charles G. Shaw
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