An early Game of the Goose board for teaching children about ornithology
[GAME BOARD - THE GAME OF THE GOOSE] British and Foreign Birds. A New Game Moral Instructive and Amusing; Designed to to Allure the Minds of Youth to an Acquaintance with the Wonders of Nature. London: William Darton, circa 1820. 18 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches (47.5 x 37.5 cm); hand-colored engraving, dissected in nine panels, old linen backing. Framed. Light toning, a few pale spots and stains, some faint creasing, a few spots of wear along panel edges, old ink annotation in upper left corner, linen backing a bit spotted and browned and separating along one folds, altogether an attractive example. A finely engraved and hand-colored example of an early-nineteenth century English educational Game of the Goose board, published by William Darnton, whose family was one of London's pre-eminent games publishers. This game board was intended to teach children about both ornithology and morality. It was originally retailed with a booklet that contained the rules and descriptions of each of the birds pictured in the twenty-five spaces. The descriptions of the birds often had a moral lesson, for example, "The Peacock - Stop one turn to view the beautiful plumage of this bird, and to ridicule its vanity." The board spaces are connected by the body of a fearsome snake, a common trope in Games of the Goose, whose long teeth, forked tongue and barbed tail must have left a lasting impression on the minds of the children who played. Ciompi/Seville 1559.[GAME BOARD - THE GAME OF THE GOOSE] British and Foreign Birds. A New Game Moral Instructive and Amusing; Designed to to Allure the Minds of Youth to an Acquaintance with the Wonders of Nature. London: William Darton, circa 1820. 18 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches (47.5 x 37.5 cm); hand-colored engraving, dissected in nine panels, old linen backing. Framed. Light toning, a few pale spots and stains, some faint creasing, a few spots of wear along panel edges, old ink annotation in upper left corner, linen backing a bit spotted and browned and separating along one folds, altogether an attractive example. A finely engraved and hand-colored example of an early-nineteenth century English educational Game of the Goose board, published by William Darnton, whose family was one of London's pre-eminent games publishers. This game board was intended to teach children about both ornithology and morality. It was originally retailed with a booklet that contained the rules and descriptions of each of the birds pictured in the twenty-five spaces. The descriptions of the birds often had a moral lesson, for example, "The Peacock - Stop one turn to view the beautiful plumage of this bird, and to ridicule its vanity." The board spaces are connected by the body of a fearsome snake, a common trope in Games of the Goose, whose long teeth, forked tongue and barbed tail must have left a lasting impression on the minds of the children who played. Ciompi/Seville 1559.
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[GAME BOARD - THE GAME OF THE GOOSE] British and Foreign Birds. A New Game Moral Instructive and Amusing; Designed to to Allure the Minds of Youth to an Acquaintance with the Wonders of Nature. London: William Darton, circa 1820. 18 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches (47.5 x 37.5 cm); hand-colored engraving, dissected in nine panels, old linen backing. Framed. Light toning, a few pale spots and stains, some faint creasing, a few spots of wear along panel edges, old ink annotation in upper left corner, linen backing a bit spotted and browned and separating along one folds, altogether an attractive example. A finely engraved and hand-colored example of an early-nineteenth century English educational Game of the Goose board, published by William Darnton, whose family was one of London's pre-eminent games publishers. This game board was intended to teach children about both ornithology and morality. It was originally retailed with a booklet that contained the rules and descriptions of each of the birds pictured in the twenty-five spaces. The descriptions of the birds often had a moral lesson, for example, "The Peacock - Stop one turn to view the beautiful plumage of this bird, and to ridicule its vanity." The board spaces are connected by the body of a fearsome snake, a common trope in Games of the Goose, whose long teeth, forked tongue and barbed tail must have left a lasting impression on the minds of the children who played. Ciompi/Seville 1559.[GAME BOARD - THE GAME OF THE GOOSE] British and Foreign Birds. A New Game Moral Instructive and Amusing; Designed to to Allure the Minds of Youth to an Acquaintance with the Wonders of Nature. London: William Darton, circa 1820. 18 1/2 x 14 3/4 inches (47.5 x 37.5 cm); hand-colored engraving, dissected in nine panels, old linen backing. Framed. Light toning, a few pale spots and stains, some faint creasing, a few spots of wear along panel edges, old ink annotation in upper left corner, linen backing a bit spotted and browned and separating along one folds, altogether an attractive example. A finely engraved and hand-colored example of an early-nineteenth century English educational Game of the Goose board, published by William Darnton, whose family was one of London's pre-eminent games publishers. This game board was intended to teach children about both ornithology and morality. It was originally retailed with a booklet that contained the rules and descriptions of each of the birds pictured in the twenty-five spaces. The descriptions of the birds often had a moral lesson, for example, "The Peacock - Stop one turn to view the beautiful plumage of this bird, and to ridicule its vanity." The board spaces are connected by the body of a fearsome snake, a common trope in Games of the Goose, whose long teeth, forked tongue and barbed tail must have left a lasting impression on the minds of the children who played. Ciompi/Seville 1559.
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