Le Nouveau Jeu du Costume et des Coeffures des...

Le Nouveau Jeu du Costume et des Coeffures des Dames

• Object:
  
  
  

  Board game

  
  
  
  


• Place of origin:
  
  
  

  Paris, France (published)

  
  
  
  


• Date:
  
  
  

  1778 (published)

  
  
  
  


• Artist/Maker:
  
  
  

  Crépy (publisher)

  
  
  
  


• Materials and Techniques:
  
  
  

  Etching, coloured by hand

  
  

  Although many race games of the 18th and 19th centuries were educational, some were designed for fun or interest. This French game, ‘dedicated to the beautiful sex’ features women’s hats and hairstyles. It is similar in design and playing methods to the English ‘Game of Human Life’. In each corner of the sheet is a scene for a different part of the day showing a woman, possibly Marie Antoinette, engaged in a relevant pursuit such as dressing and hunting.

  
  

  The Victoria and Albert Museum