Collection Highlights
Properties, Including Vacant Plots, Foreclosed in Manhattan During 1930-1931-1932
Date:
March 29, 1933
Object Number:
LIB.F128.HD251.R28
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Story blocks
Object Number:
1992.12.11a-c
Date:
ca. 1887
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Overall (a, largest block): 6 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (15.9 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Marks:
printed: on first panel of block (a): "TOM THUMB/BLOCKS"; "In the claws of the Raven"; on second panel: "The King's Cook/Surprised."; on third panel: "The tiny courtier:"; on fourth panel: "The combat with Puss:"
printed: on first panel of block (b): "Pu
Description:
Series of three wooden story blocks (hollow) covered in paper, each progressively smaller than the next, nesting into each other; top of each block printed with sequence of three letters in alphabet, grouped as H-L, M-Q, R-Z, and with sides covered with illustrations of various colors; each story block has four scenes from a specific tale, with captions above or below: (a) Tom Thumb, (b) Puss in Boots, (c) Goody Two Shoes.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
