The Royal Game of the Gathering of Nations
Board Game
1851 (published)
1851 (published)
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12 sections mounted on linen and folded into a slip case of card covered with dark green fabric. On the case is a circular piece of card printed with a view of the building and the main title surrounded by a belt and buckle and the secondary title. Around the whole is a band of flowers with a crown at the top and the date at the bottom. When the game is folded there are two finger grips of the same material as the case.
Design: spiral race game with coloured lithographs illustrating various places and industries. It terminates in the centre with a view of the Great Exhibition building.
No. of squares: 35
Squares illustrated: all
Square numbering: all
Subject of ending square: Great Exhibition building-centre
Design: spiral race game with coloured lithographs illustrating various places and industries. It terminates in the centre with a view of the Great Exhibition building.
No. of squares: 35
Squares illustrated: all
Square numbering: all
Subject of ending square: Great Exhibition building-centre
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed paper, linen |
| Brief description | Educational, English, 1851, Gathering of Nations |
| Physical description | 12 sections mounted on linen and folded into a slip case of card covered with dark green fabric. On the case is a circular piece of card printed with a view of the building and the main title surrounded by a belt and buckle and the secondary title. Around the whole is a band of flowers with a crown at the top and the date at the bottom. When the game is folded there are two finger grips of the same material as the case. Design: spiral race game with coloured lithographs illustrating various places and industries. It terminates in the centre with a view of the Great Exhibition building. No. of squares: 35 Squares illustrated: all Square numbering: all Subject of ending square: Great Exhibition building-centre |
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| Historical context | Rewards: none Forfeits: none No. of Players: any Rules placement: none |
| Production | Published by John Betts, 115 Strand, London. |
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| Accession number | MISC.42-1975 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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