Collection Highlights

Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)

Date:

ca. 1825

Object Number:

1920.5

Medium:

Watercolor on ivory

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Object name

Alphabet blocks (set)

Date

1850-1900

Medium

Wood, paint, paper

Dimensions

Overall: 2 1/8 x 9 3/8 x 7 3/4 in. ( 5.4 x 23.8 x 19.7 cm )

Description

Twenty wooden blocks painted red and yellow with letters of the alphabet in black; in wooden box covered in red paper with grey stars.

Object Number

INV.8086a-u

Gallery Label

Manufacturer may be S. L. Hill of Brooklyn, NY (See Publications).

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.