Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Puzzle
Object Number:
INV.11124a-s
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. ( 4.4 x 29.2 cm )
Marks:
drawn: child's drawings in pencil box
painted: in black on engine: "P G S R R"
painted: in black on engine: "25"
Description:
Puzzle composed of 3/4" thick rectangular wooden blocks with tongue and groove joints along sides, with railroad engine painted on obverse; puzzle housed in wooden box with sliding lid.
Gallery Label:
Note found inside box reads "GIFT OF/MRS. PHILIP G. SCHERMERHORN/ BELONGED TO PHILIP G. SCHERMERHORN/AUG. 7, 1967"
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Philip G. Schermerhorn
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
