Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Puzzle
Object Number:
INV.8087a-q
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
box: 2 x 8 x 6 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 20.3 x 15.6 cm )
Marks:
written: in ink on label affixed to underside of box: "Herbert C. Burdick"
Description:
Puzzle consisting of twelve wooden cubes with square segment of a colored lithograph glued to each face (making six different puzzle solutions possible); in wooden box covered in paper; print representing one puzzle solution is affixed to lid; three additional prints representing alternate solutions are loose inside.
Gallery Label:
Two lithographs showing puzzle solutions are catalogued separately, under INV.10284ab.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
