Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Pease, Richard H., 1813-1869
Title:
The merry round game of the busy bee and butterfly, or, The good and bad passions.
Alternate Title(s):
Caption title, on printed instructions: Busy bee and the gay butterfly, or, The good and bad passions : a merry round game
Published / Created:
Albany : Lithographed and published by Richd. H. Pease, 516 Broadway, Temple of Fancy, [1850]
Physical Description:
1 card game (32 cards) : illustrations ; each card 8.4 x 7 cm, in box 9.0 x 13.7 x 3 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
The 32 playing cards include: 6 colored cards (butterfly, bee, bee hive, wasp, good humour, and bad humour); 26 uncolored cards depicting good and bad passions, each with a moralizing phrase.
Subject Terms:
Amusements -- Great Britain.
Form/Genre:
Lithographs -- 1850. | Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1850. | Games -- Great Britain. | Card games. | Recreations -- Great Britain.