Collection Highlights
Empire State Building, N.Y.C.
1940
1940.978
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Nesting alphabet blocks
Object name
Nesting alphabet blocks
Date
ca. 1900
Medium
Wood, paper
Dimensions
Largest (block): 3 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (7.9 x 7 x 7.3 cm)
Description
Five wooden nesting alphabet blocks (partial set) covered in paper, each progressively smaller than the next, nesting into each other; each block printed with sequence of letters in alphabet across the tops, and chromolithographed illustrations of circus animals, vignettes and children in various poses.
Credit Line
The Liman Collection
Object Number
2000.291
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
