Collector: Ilse Martin Fang / Function: 5.6 Sports, Games, Amusements; Gambling and Pet Accessories - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Board game, accession number 9-21449, described as Board game. Cover of board game: The Three Heroes Advance in Office by Virtue of Their Swords (cf. The 3 Musketeers!). Red print on unbleached, stationery-quality paper. To be played with “dice” top, the four sides of which indicate virtue, talent, merit, and corruption. Originally 44.5 cm square.

Hearst Museum object titled Top, accession number 9-21420a,b, described as a: Oblong cardboard case. b: Top to spin in board games, and box. The four sides of the top spell virtue, corruption, merit, and talent. The legend on top when the top falls determines the action of the player. Characters white on red. Overall length of top: 4.5 cm; handle: 1.8 cm.