Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Puzzle
Object Number:
INV.5271a-yy
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, paper, paint
Dimensions:
Each (panel): 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (3.8 x 5.4 cm)
Marks:
printed: on paper label affixed to lid along with translation into French, Italian, English, and Dutch: "Kleine Tänzer Metamorphosen"
Description:
Forty-eight wooden panels (six sets of eight) with hand-painted lithographic images of various dancing figures; game consists in matching top half with bottom half of each dancer; in wooden box painted green on the outside, with four inner compartments and sliding lid with printed label with hand-painted highlights.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
