Black child figurine
Classification:
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Porcelain, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 in. ( 7.3 x 2.9 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Miniature porcelain figurine of African-American child; molded body and dress; body painted black with red lips and black and white eyes, dress painted yellow.
Object Number:
INV.11503
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
20043
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Sliced Flowers
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 x 10 1/4 x 9 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 26 x 23.2 cm )
Description:
Puzzle in blue cardboard box, with cover illustration of poppies in vase; box divided into four compartments, with twenty strips of cardboard forming four different pictures with vases or bowls of flowers on table, with each letter of the complete word printed on each strip: poppy, tulip, roses, pansy; the object of the game is to match the pictures together by calling upon players for strips.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
1992.12.20
Marks:
printed: on lid, top: "SLICED FLOWERS/TRADEMARK-REG. U.S. PAT. OFF."
printed: on lid, lower left: "MANUFACTURED BY/SELCHOW & RIGHTER CO./"Makers of Parcheesi"/NEW YORK N.Y./MADE IN U.S.A."
printed: on lid, lower right corner: "S & R/TRADE MARK [trademar
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
19931
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Clay pipe doll
Classification:
Date:
1870-1890
Medium:
Ceramic, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 21.6 x 14 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Doll made from clay pipe, with facial features and brown hair painted on front of bowl; long brown dress, lace-trimmed apron, light brown shawl, plaid bonnet, and brown drawstring bag.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Helen Granniss
Object Number:
1954.96
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
19549
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Hill's Alphabet Blocks
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 2.2 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Set of eighteen square blocks (one missing) painted red or white with numbers or letters painted on two sides; cardboard box with an applied label with two children playing with blocks in a nursery; label inscribed, "Second Series./ HILL'S/ No. 1/ ALPHABET BLOCKS/ S. L. HILL WILLIAMSBURGH NY".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.727
Marks:
lithographed: on the box label: "HILL'S/ ALPHABET BLOCKS/ S. L. HILL WILLIAMSBURGH NY".
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1875
eMuseum Object ID:
19507
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Fire Engine Picture Puzzle
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 17 3/4 x 11 in. ( 3.8 x 45.1 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
"The Fire Engine Picture Puzzle" paper covered picture puzzle box with an image of a steam engine drawn by two horses and ridden by two men; box cover with the inscription, "FIRE ENGINE/ PICTURE/ PUZZLE/ The PARTS of this PUZZLE/ fit together/ CLOSELY and PERFECTLY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS./ U.S.A."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.713
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "FIRE ENGINE/ PICTURE/ PUZZLE/ The PARTS of this PUZZLE/ fit together/ CLOSELY and PERFECTLY/ PARKER BROTHERS/ SALEM, MASS./ U.S.A."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
19444
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Happy Families Card Game
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
each card: 3 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 9.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
"Happy Families Card Game" with 44 chromolithographed playing cards and an instruction card; eleven sets of four cards each representing a family including "Tape the Tailor", "Bun the Baker", "Dip the Dyer" and "Dose the Doctor".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.708
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
19439
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
The New Game of Illustrated Proverbs
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Cardboard
Dimensions:
each card: 3 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
"The New Game of Illustrated Proverbs" with 62 chromolithographed playing cards divided into twelve sets of illustrated proverbs such as "First catch your hare, then cook him.", "Little and good." and one direction card.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
2000.705
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
19438
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Still bank
Classification:
Date:
After 1893
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 8.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Cast iron still bank in the form of bust of Theodore Roosevelt in military uniform on curved pedestal; cast details include hat, eyeglasses, mustache, and buttons and pockets on uniform; slot (for coins) on back of bank.
Credit Line:
The Bella C. Landauer Collection
Object Number:
1961.60
Marks:
cast: in pedestal: "TEDDY"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1903
eMuseum Object ID:
19404
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 4 x 5 5/8 in. ( 2.5 x 10.2 x 14.3 cm )
Description:
Game. Cardboard box with polychrome cover reading "The Game of/ PETER CODDLE'S/ TRIP TO NEW YORK..." Contains instruction booklet and 6 colored slips of paper and 61 white slips of paper with printed words (A Stray Cat, A Basin of Turtle Soup, An Honest Lawyer, An Insane Bedbug, etc.).
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Object Number:
1992.12.13
Gallery Label:
The game of "Peter Coddle" in all its various editions was the most popular reading game of the 1880s and 1890s. The game was based around the story of a country boy's misadventures in New York City. Parker Brothers and the other major game manufacturers produced many variations, all neatly packaged in attractive boxes that were usually much larger than their contents required.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
19318
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Toy: water well with buckets
Classification:
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Iron, tin, wood, paint, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 4 in. ( 19 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron well with cylindrical reservoir with pair of buckets attached to pulley suspended from pole attached to side of reservoir.
Object Number:
INV.9940
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
19317
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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