Collection Highlights
Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
c. 1554-1565
1889.10.1.1
Watercolor, black and brown ink, gouache, and white lead pigment over black chalk on ivory paper, laid on paper, formerly mounted on an album page
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tiddledy Winks
Title
Tiddledy Winks
Object name
Table game
Date
1890
Medium
Cardboard, felt, wood, ivory
Dimensions
box: 2 1/8 x 8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 5.4 x 20.3 x 11.4 cm )
Description
"Tiddledy Winks" table game with 17 ivory playing pieces, 31 cardboard counters, a wooden cup, three rectangular felt pads and an instruction booklet in a paper covered cardboard box; box top chromolithographed with an image of a hand flipping winks into a cup; box cover inscribed, "TIDDLEDY/ WINKS/ PATENT NOV. 18 1890./ McLOUGHLIN BROS N.Y.".
Credit Line
The Liman Collection
Object Number
2000.576
Marks
lithographed: on the box cover: "TIDDLEDY/ WINKS/ PATENT NOV. 18 1890./ McLOUGHLIN BROS N.Y."
Gallery Label
Tiddledy Winks, first patented in England in 1889 and marketed to an adult audience, captivated Americans during the 1890s. The game's general concept is flicking a game piece (wink) with another instrument (tiddledy or squidger) to make the wink fly into the air. The modern spelling, tiddlywinks, came into use during the 1950s.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
