Collection Highlights
Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pigs in the Clover
Title
Pigs in the Clover
Object name
Puzzle
Date
ca. 1875
Medium
Cardboard, paper, clay
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 15.9 cm )
Description
"Pigs in the Clover" round puzzle on a wooden base with a cardboard maze of three rings with three clay marbles or "pigs" that are to be driven through it;box cover lithographed with a boy trying to drive a group of pigs in a field an the inscription, "PIGS/ IN/ CLOVER"; directions printed at the bottom of the cover.
Credit Line
The Liman Collection
Object Number
2000.382
Marks
lithographed: on the box cover: "PIGS/ IN/ CLOVER"
Gallery Label
Pigs in Clover, the first popular dexterity game in America, challenged players to manipulate marbles (pigs) into the central circle (the pigpen) by carefully rotating and tilting the game. In the last half of the 19th century, educators such as Friedrich Froebel, Maria Montessori and John Dewey began to explore theories of child learning that emphasized practical experience and manual skills.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
