Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ), 1732/40-1836
1796
1867.314
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Building blocks
Object name
Building blocks
Date
1900-1910
Medium
Terracotta, wood, paper
Dimensions
box: 3 1/8 x 13 x 9 3/8 in. ( 7.9 x 33 x 23.8 cm )
Description
Set of 255 architectural building blocks made of pink, blue, and white terracotta; housed in wooden box with sliding lid; paper cover for lid printed with central image of arrangement for packing blocks in box with rectangular border with gargoyles, medallions, urns, floral scrolls, and inscriptions.
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Charles A. Van Patten
Object Number
1984.55a-xxxxxxxxxx
Marks
printed: on lid, in English and German, lists of cities where Richter's building blocks have received awards
printed: on lid: "Design/for repacking/No. 13"
printed: on lid: "This box contains/2 books of architectural mo/dels (Series 9 and 13) and/1 book of designs/"the practical architect"/Series 13."
printed: on lid: "F.A.d. Richter & Co./by appointment/Rudolstadt Vienna/Rotterdam/Oltam London/New York/310, Broadway"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
