Collection Highlights
Life studies of the Great Army
Date:
1876
Object Number:
PR.002.Album383
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Nesting blocks
Object Number:
2000.242
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Largest (block): 3 3/4 x 4 3/8 x 4 1/2 in. (9.5 x 11.1 x 11.4 cm)
Description:
Six 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, numbers or multiplication tables across the tops, and chromolithographed illustrations of animals and children in various poses.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
