Collection Highlights
Physician's saddlebags w/bottles & bundles
1800-1850
1954.11
Leather, metal, glass, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Alphabet Ball
Title
Alphabet Ball
Object name
Alphabet ball
Date
1830-1860
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Ivory ball with twenty-four sides, each inscribed in black with a letter of the alphabet. All letters are represented once, with the exception of "J" and "V."
Object Number
INV.5266
Marks
Incised and painted in black: Each of the 24 sides of the ball is inscribed with a letter of the alphabet. All letters are represented except "J" and "V."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
