Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Fox, George
Title:
Laurie & Whittle's new, moral & entertaining game of the mansion of happiness / invented by George Fox, W.M., author of The cottagers, and various poetical pieces.
Alternate Title(s):
New, moral & entertaining game of the mansion of happiness
Published / Created:
London : Published ... by Robert Laurie & James Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, 13 Octr. 1800.
Physical Description:
1 game : hand-colored engraving ; sheet 47 x 58 cm, folded to 12 x 19 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Notes:
The rules of the game appear in the middle of the game sheet.
Exhibition History:
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
Subject Terms:
Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature. | Educational games. | Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
Form/Genre:
Games -- Great Britain. | Recreations -- Great Britain. | Board games. | Engravings -- Hand-colored -- 1800.
Contributors:
Laurie & Whittle.