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Collection Type

  • Toys and games

Date

1850-1899

GUSN

GUSN-73429

Description

Ivory, red, blue, green, and black cylinder with a screw top with flowers; circular pieces with numbers

Details

Descriptive Terms

gaming counters
ivory (tooth component)
painting (coating)
vegetable ivory
flowers (plants)
floral patterns
Component, Game
Component, Game

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

1 3/4 x 1 1/8 (HxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.1191

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