Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Fish pond
Object Number:
2000.584
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 1 3/8 x 19 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. ( 3.5 x 49.8 x 26 cm )
Marks:
lithographed: on the box cover: "FISH POND/ Milton Bradley Co., Springfield, Mass./ 4324"
Description:
"Fish Pond" board game in a paper coverd carboard box; box cover chromolithographed with an image of two fish; interior of the box decorated with a scene of pond containing lily pads, fish and frogs, with 22 slits cut out in rows; 2 cardboard fish of various colors, with hole cut through to be caught by, and with their names printed on one side ("BASS", "SHAD") and numbers on the other; instructions printed on inside of cover.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
