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
Nursery Rhyme Nesting Blocks
Object Number:
2000.240
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Largest (block): 6 1/2 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 in. (16.5 x 18.1 x 18.1 cm)
Description:
Nine wooden nesting alphabet blocks (hollow) covered in paper, each progressively smaller than the next, nesting into each other; each block printed with sequence of letters of the alphabet or numbers across the tops, and chromolithographed illustrations of animal vignettes with captions around the sides.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
