Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Building blocks
Object Number:
1984.55a-xxxxxxxxxx
Date:
1900-1910
Medium:
Terracotta, wood, paper
Dimensions:
box: 3 1/8 x 13 x 9 3/8 in. ( 7.9 x 33 x 23.8 cm )
Marks:
printed: on lid, in English and German, lists of cities where Richter's building blocks have received awards
printed: on lid: "Design/for repacking/No. 13"
printed: on lid: "This box contains/2 books of architectural mo/dels (Series 9 and 13) and/1 book
Description:
Set of 255 architectural building blocks made of pink, blue, and white terracotta; housed in wooden box with sliding lid; paper cover for lid printed with central image of arrangement for packing blocks in box with rectangular border with gargoyles, medallions, urns, floral scrolls, and inscriptions.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Charles A. Van Patten
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
