The Good Child's Cabinet of Natural History
Card Game
04/01/1813 (published)
04/01/1813 (published)
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This is an instructive card set rather than a game. Children would have been encouraged to learn the text and be able to answer questions, though not as a competitive question and answer game. There are 32 cards in total, each with a picture and description. The texts are sometimes inaccurate and some of the drawings do not represent the animal very well.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 33 parts.
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| Title | The Good Child's Cabinet of Natural History (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured etchings on card |
| Brief description | Boxed set of cards, The Good Child's Cabinet of Natural History, published in England by John Wallis in 1813 |
| Physical description | Design: hand coloured etchings and letterpress embellished with 32 fine engravings. volume 1 beasts |
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| Object history | This is an instructive card set rather than a game. Children would be encouraged to learn the text and be able to answer questions, though not as a question and answer game. Texts are sometimes inaccurate and the drawings may hardly represent the animal chosen. See also the Infants's Cabinet of Fishes. Games & Puzzles, - CGG, 1991 |
| Historical context | Rewards: n/a Forfeits: n/a No. of Players: any Equipment required: 32 cards including the title card, each with an illustration of an animal and descriptive text wooden box with sliding lid and an engraved pictorial label lettered A NEW EXHIBITION OF BEASTS. |
| Summary | This is an instructive card set rather than a game. Children would have been encouraged to learn the text and be able to answer questions, though not as a competitive question and answer game. There are 32 cards in total, each with a picture and description. The texts are sometimes inaccurate and some of the drawings do not represent the animal very well. |
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| Accession number | E.1807&:1 to 32-1954 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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