The new lottery game for children

1866

Not on view

An aleluya is a popular term for a small format print cut from a picture sheet (auca).
EXPLANATION OF HOW TO PLAY.—The 48 cards from this sheet are cut out and, rolled up, placed inside a cap or bag. A pot of aleluyas or whatever is being played for as stakes, is divided equally among the players. Each player, in turn, takes a card from the bag; if they draw a winning card, they take as many stakes from the bottom as indicated on the label; if they draw a losing card, they add the number indicated on the label. If they draw the death card, they lose as many stakes as are in the pot; and if they draw the fortune card, they win everything in the pot, and the game ends, starting again. (From Adrian Seville, November 2026).

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Title: The new lottery game for children
Publisher: José María Marés (Spanish, active ca. 1850–70)
Date: 1866
Medium: Wood engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 17 1/2 × 12 5/8 in. (44.5 × 32 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Max G. Wildnauer Fund, 1978
Object Number: 1978.643.56(1)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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