Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Crandall's District School Blocks
Object Number:
2000.243
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 )
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."
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
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
