Collection Highlights

Chaise (side chair)

Date:

1779

Object Number:

1817.13

Medium:

Beech, gilding; silk upholstery

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Object name

Block puzzle

Date

ca.1890

Medium

Wood

Dimensions

Overall: 3 x 3 x 3 in. ( 7.6 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )

Description

Three-dimensional puzzle composed of wooden rods fitted together to form three perpendicular squares which in turn form a cube.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Sydney H. Carney, Jr.

Object Number

1932.139a-u

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.