Collection Highlights
A Song for the times, or John Brown
Date:
1860-1870
Object Number:
LIB.SY.B1860.104
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Alphabet blocks (set)
Object Number:
INV.8086a-u
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.
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.
