Sewing case
Classification:
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Leather, metal, paper, ivory, glass
Dimensions:
overall (closed): 2 3/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 7 x 5.7 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Red leather toy sewing case in the form of a handbag with red string handle, metal snap closure at the center of the flaps which meet at the top and both open outwards and fold down, the inside has a mirror on one side, there is a pair of metal scissors, an ivory bodkin and thimble secured in the leather loops of the other side, the case contains a toy book.
Credit Line:
Gift of Laura Dayton Denby, 1977
Object Number:
Z.1730a-e
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1840
eMuseum Object ID:
32165
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Criss Cross Spelling Slips: Dog & Goose
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 28.6 x 26.7 cm )
Description:
"Criss Cross Spelling Slips: Dog & Goose" paper covered cardboard puzzle box, with cover illustration of a dog; box cover inscribed, "CRISS CROSS/ SPELLING SLIPS/ DOG AND GOOSE/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.430
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "CRISS CROSS/ SPELLING SLIPS/ DOG AND GOOSE/ McLOUGHLIN BROS. NEW YORK.".
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:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
31875
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Picture puzzle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall (puzzle completed): 14 7/8 x 19 1/4 in. (37.8 x 48.9 cm)
Description:
Twenty piece paper covered cardboard picture puzzle chromolithographed with an image of a house with a well and a cart in front.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.257
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31774
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hoop toy (with horse)
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 8 in. ( 3.8 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron hoop toy with white horse mounted at center of hoop, attached with length of wire through eyelet on back and suspended from crosspieces so that horse spins freely when hoop is rolled; outer surface of hoop painted orange; painted orange band across center of horse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Object Number:
X.529
Gallery Label:
This toy is listed as "Small horse in hoop" in The George Brown Toy Sketchbook (See Publications). According to accession records, this hoop toy was probably the gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1870
eMuseum Object ID:
31688
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Miniature soap dish and lid
Classification:
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 in. ( 3.8 x 9.5 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Miniature molded whiteware soap dish and lid with gold bands.
Object Number:
INV.10038ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1930
eMuseum Object ID:
31528
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Badminton set
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paper, textile, feathers
Dimensions:
Each (racket): 19 3/8 x 6 x 3/4 in. (49.2 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm)
Description:
Badminton set consisting of two long-handled rackets (a-b) with wooden frame covered in paper and two shuttlecocks (c-d) with nose covered in velvet (one blue, one purple) and trimmed with beige cloth ribbon.
Object Number:
INV.5228a-d
Marks:
inscribed: in pencil on racket "a": "B b/g fr S"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
31527
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Balancing toy: horse and rider
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Tin, iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 4 in. ( 22.2 x 13.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron balancing toy depicting circus rider on white horse, with two separate parts: horse attached to weight, balanced on stand mounted to square base painted red.
Object Number:
INV.7623ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
31526
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spinning top
Classification:
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Ivory, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 x 1 in. ( 4.4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Spinning top with straight wooden handle, ivory six-sided cylinder and point (urn-shaped finial); handle and point are separate pieces, screwed into cylinder at top and bottom; traces of numbers written in black ink on sides of cylinder.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Object Number:
Z.1549.6ab
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
31483
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spinning top
Classification:
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Ivory, mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.5 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Spinning top with ivory handle attached to mahogany shaft, composed of flat circular disk glued to almost flat octagonal form tapering to point.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Object Number:
Z.1549.4
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
31443
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Spinning top
Classification:
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 4.1 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Ivory spinning top with handle (urn-shaped finial), square cylinder, and point (similar in form to handle); handle and point are separate pieces, screwed into cylinder at top and bottom, surrounded by pattern of incised concentric circles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Object Number:
Z.1549.5a-c
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1925
eMuseum Object ID:
31442
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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