Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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The Game of Fifteen
Object Number:
2000.266
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
box: 5/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.6 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
printed: on the paper label on the box top: "THE BOSS PUZZLE./ The game of Fifteen./ THE GEM PUZZLE./ THE NEW/ SOLITAIRE/ Place the Blocks in the Box irregularly, then move until in regular order/ without removing the blocks from the Box./ E. G. SELCHOW &
Description:
Strategy puzzle "The Game of Fifteen" with sixteen numbered square wooden pieces in a wooden box; paper label on the box top printed, "THE BOSS PUZZLE./ The game of Fifteen./ THE GEM PUZZLE./ THE NEW/ SOLITAIRE/ Place the Blocks in the Box irregularly, then move until in regular order/ without removing the blocks from the Box./ E. G. SELCHOW & Co./ NEW YORK/ SENT TO ANY ADDRESS FOR 25 Cts.".
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
