Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Linen A * B * C Book: First Steps
Object Number:
2000.780
Date:
1899
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 6 x 1/8 in. ( 21.6 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
chromolithographed: on the cover: "LINEN/ A* B* C/ BOOK/ FIRST/ STEPS/ 26512/ COPYRIGHTED 1899 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Description:
"Linen A * B * C Book: First Steps" children's book with 12 linen pages with lithographed images of objects accompanied by letters and several reading lessons; chromolithographed cover with two girls, one sweeping blocks the other carrying a basket; back cover shows a girl and a rooster; cover inscribed, "LINEN/ A* B* C/ BOOK/ FIRST/ STEPS/ 26512/ COPYRIGHTED 1899 BY/ McLOUGHLIN BROS./ NEW YORK."
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
