Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
Date:
1924
Object Number:
1952.45
Medium:
Patinated plaster on a wooden base
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Nesting alphabet blocks
Object Number:
2000.291
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Largest (block): 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (7.9 x 7 x 7.3 cm)
Description:
Five wooden nesting alphabet blocks (partial set) covered in paper, each progressively smaller than the next, nesting into each other; each block printed with sequence of letters in alphabet across the tops, and chromolithographed illustrations of circus animals, vignettes and children in various poses.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
