Dolls' house
Classification:
Date:
1920-1960
Medium:
Wood, composite board, textile, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall (house): 26 3/4 x 12 x 13 1/2 in. (67.9 x 30.5 x 34.3 cm)
Description:
Wooden dolls' house in rowhouse form with two floors each with one room, battery-powered electric overhead lights in each room; twenty-six pieces of living room and bed room furniture. On swivel base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Suzanne and Frederick Weinstein
Object Number:
1982.62a
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this dolls' house was modelled after a brownstone on East 64th Street. The house was still standing in 1982, but the top story, which housed the maid's quarters, had been eliminated. Carl Von Drihle, the maker of the doll house, was no longer alive in 1982.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1960
eMuseum Object ID:
37889
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Drum with drumstick
Classification:
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Wood, skin, twine, paint
Dimensions:
Overall (a, drum): 9 × 10 in. (22.9 × 25.4 cm)
Overall (b, drumstick): 5/8 in. × 12 1/2 in. (1.6 × 31.8 cm)
Description:
Toy tubular double-headed drum with red painted wooden cylinder and drumheads made of animal skin; wooden rims painted with red, white and blue horizontal stripes and pierced for twine lacing; crossed U.S. flags painted on side of cylinder; unpainted wooden drumstick.
Object Number:
X.464ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
37870
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Telegraph Messenger
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 7 1/2 x 7 3/8 in. ( 2.2 x 19 x 18.7 cm )
Description:
"Telegraph Messenger" board game with a chromolithographed square cardboard gameboard in a paper covered cardboard box; board with multicolored numberd grid with illustrations in the upper corners and at the bottom center; on box cover of boy in blue uniform running down a street with a crowd and a carriage in the background; box cover lithographed with the inscription, "TELEGRAPH/ MESSENGER/ PLAY CUCKOO FOR FUN./ MANUFACTURED BY/ J. H. SINGER/ U.S.A.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.324
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "TELEGRAPH/ MESSENGER/ PLAY CUCKOO FOR FUN./ MANUFACTURED BY/ J. H. SINGER/ U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
37698
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pigs in the Clover
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, clay
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 15.9 cm )
Description:
"Pigs in the Clover" round puzzle on a wooden base with a cardboard maze of three rings with three clay marbles or "pigs" that are to be driven through it;box cover lithographed with a boy trying to drive a group of pigs in a field an the inscription, "PIGS/ IN/ CLOVER"; directions printed at the bottom of the cover.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.382
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "PIGS/ IN/ CLOVER"
Gallery Label:
Pigs in Clover, the first popular dexterity game in America, challenged players to manipulate marbles (pigs) into the central circle (the pigpen) by carefully rotating and tilting the game. In the last half of the 19th century, educators such as Friedrich Froebel, Maria Montessori and John Dewey began to explore theories of child learning that emphasized practical experience and manual skills.
Bibliography:
Hofer, Margaret K. "The Games We Played: The Golden Age of Board & Table Games." New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
37637
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy cupboard with pewter tea service
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, brass; pewter
Dimensions:
Overall (cupboard): 21 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 6 in. (54.6 x 36.8 x 15.2 cm)
Description:
Toy wood cupboard with two open upper shelves on cabinet with two paneled doors with brass pulls, all supported by four bracket feet; red painted exterior; 18-piece pewter tea service.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number:
1961.35a-s
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
37525
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy cupboard with pewter dishes (14)
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, brass; pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 x 11 x 6 in. (48.3 x 27.9 x 15.2 cm)
Description:
Toy wood cupboard with two open shelves on cabinet with pair of paneled doors with brass pulls; all supported by bracket feet with a scalloped skirt; accompanied by 14 pewter dishes.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number:
1963.1a-o
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
37523
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Whist board
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1905
Medium:
Cardboard, paper, textile
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/4 x 9 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 25.1 x 14.3 cm )
Description:
Folding whist board in cardboard box covered with burgundy paper, with impressed inscription on lid; inside covered with black paper, with image of two players affixed to inside of lid, with inscription; cardboard board covered in burgundy textile with ridge at center, sides scored into three sections that fold out to reveal comments and directions pasted on; can be folded to support hand of cards or to lie flat, to fit in box.
Object Number:
Z.943ab
Marks:
printed: in black on second piece of paper pasted to the inside of the board: "TWO-HANDED BRIDGE/WHIST PLAYED WITH DOUBLE DUMMY/CARD HOLDER/CPOYRIGHT, 1905/ by Gertrude Foster Wedderburn/CHEVY CHASE, MD. TO ENABLE TWO DEVOTEES OF/BRIDGE OR WHIST, DUPLICAT
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1905
eMuseum Object ID:
37416
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Card game
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paper, paint
Dimensions:
box: 1 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 2.9 x 10.8 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Game consisting of eight cards with hand-painted lithographic images of soldiers in various situations, with captions (in German) below images; in wooden box with sliding lid bearing printed label with hand-painted highlights; with instructions in German and English and eight numbered "tickets."
Object Number:
INV.9344a-s
Marks:
printed: on paper label affixed to box: "Deutschland's Barometer./The Barometer of Germany."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
37161
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Plantation cart
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 11 x 4 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 27.9 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Cast iron plantation cart with grossly caricatured African-American driver, drawn by donkey; standing driver dressed yellow with hat; orange cart with openwork sides and front railing, tilts back on end when figure is removed; yellow wheels; black donkey.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Laura Harding
Object Number:
1998.20ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1910
eMuseum Object ID:
37014
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Crandall's District School Blocks
Classification:
Date:
1867
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 9 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. ( 7.3 x 24.8 x 15.6 cm )
Description:
"Crandall's District School Blocks" with eight painted, articulated figures including seven students, a schoolmaster, his desk, a dog, a "DUNCE" sign and five books; figures fit into nine tongue and groove bases; all in a wooden box with metall inges across the back; paper label applied to lid inscribed, "CRANDALL'S IMPROVED BUILDING BLOCKS./ CRANDALL'S/ DISTRICT SCHOOL/ PATENTED FEBRUARY 5th 1867 RE-ISSUED MARCH 30th 1875 & MAY 4th 1875./ PATENTED OCTOBER11th 1875. PATENTED JANUARY 25th 1876."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.243
Marks:
lithographed: on the lid: "CRANDALL'S IMPROVED BUILDING BLOCKS./ CRANDALL'S/ DISTRICT SCHOOL/ PATENTED FEBRUARY 5th 1867 RE-ISSUED MARCH 30th 1875 & MAY 4th 1875./ PATENTED OCTOBER11th 1875. PATENTED JANUARY 25th 1876."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1867
eMuseum Object ID:
36804
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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