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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
5
F. Ad. Richter & Co
3
F. Ad. Richter & Co.
2
C. H. E
1
Elkington & Co. (Birmingham, England)
1
Faber, G. W
1
H. & G. Edwards (London, England)
1
J. H.Steward (Firm)
1
James Hancock & Son (Worcester, England)
1
John Dickinson & Co
1
Meigh, Charles
1
Newton, T
1
Pease, Richard H., 1813–1869
1
Peyton & Iles
1
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
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R. S. W
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Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain)
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Thomas De La Rue & Company
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Varley, Delvalle Lowry
1
William Brownfield and Sons
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2023-2024
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100
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19th century
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recreation
71
game
59
lithograph
21
puzzle
15
matrice
9
printing plate
9
chromolithograph
8
tangram
7
toy
7
board game
6
building block
5
soft-ground etching
5
boxes (containers)
4
bone (material)
3
card game
3
ceramic (material)
3
cut-paper work
3
engraving
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etching
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glazed ceramic ware (visual works)
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
21
Amusements -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
17
Copperplates -- Specimens.
9
Amusements -- Great Britain.
5
Etching -- Great Britain.
5
Fox hunting.
5
Horse sports.
5
Block building (Children's activity)
4
Clothing and dress.
4
Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England)
4
Geographical recreations -- Specimens.
4
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
4
Sporting prints.
4
Amusements -- 19th century.
3
Educational games -- Specimens.
3
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
3
Parks, Stephen -- Provenance.
3
Advertising cards -- Great Britain.
2
Alphabet.
2
Amusements -- Germany -- 19th century.
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19th century
31
Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D
1
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Great Britain
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Egypt
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Germany
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Waterloo Bridge (London, England)
1
Associated People
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
2
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
1
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
1
Alexandra, Queen, consort of Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1844–1925
1
Boadicea, Queen, -62
1
Braithwaite, John, 1797–1870
1
Caesar, Julius
1
Dickens, Charles, 1812–1870
1
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797–1848
1
Dundas, David, Sir, 1735–1820
1
Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841–1910
1
Ericsson, John, 1803–1889
1
Fitch, Edward W
1
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
1
Gilchrist, Thomas, 1812–1856
1
Greening, George, active 1855
1
Long, Elizabeth Mary, 1813–1879
1
Powers, Hiram, 1805–1873
1
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
1
Saunders, Erasmus, 1812–1872
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Exhibition History
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
21
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
5
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Robert and Frances Chapman
1
Yale Center for British Art, Hohenzollern-Schlaberg-Hughes Collection, Gift Thomas Lowe Hughes, Yale JD 1952
1
Yale Center for British Art, Zipporah S. Schefrin Collection, Gift of Zipporah S. Schefrin and the Heirs of Zipporah S. Schefrin
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German
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French
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Meigh, Charles
Julius Caesar
1839
2
Pyramiden Spiel =
[ca. 1835?]
3
J. H.Steward (Firm)
Bosworth's patent cavalry sketching board
[not before 1897]
4
The changing companions
[ca. 1860?]
5
F. Ad. Richter & Co.
Der Kopfzerbrecher =
[1891 or 1892]
6
A peep at the fox chace
1829
7
[Edward W. Fitch prize medal from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Science and Art]
[1862]
8
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Throwing off, not so easy
1823
9
Cobweb three-dimensional watercolor
circa 1820
10
The latest and most fascinating geometrical puzzle
[late 19th c.?]
11
The two riders =
[circa 1855?]
12
The panorama of Europe, a new game
1815
13
Industrial exhibition of all nations
[1851]
14
Sybilline leaves; or, Detector of the thoughts
[between 1819 and 1823]
15
Little Ben's first packet of puzzles
1806
16
Fortune-telling wheels
circa 1870
17
F. Ad. Richter & Co
Das Kreisrätsel =
[between 1891 and 1900]
18
Historical pastime. A new game of the history of England
[ca. 1837]
19
Der Würfel in 6 verschiedenen Spielen =
[1850?]
20
Fob seal depicting the Novelty steam locomotive
1829?
21
Arithmetical lottery
[18--]
22
The quarters of the globe, or, Geographical dominoes
[ca. 1845?]
23
Fenby's patent Panteidoscope
[ca. 1885]
24
Varley, Delvalle Lowry
Chinese caricatures,
[1818]
25
Joseph Fenson and Sons
ca. 1870?
26
The magic swans, or Feather'd conjurers
[between 1817 and 1839]
27
The fashionable Chinese puzzle
[between 1840 and 1850?]
28
Thomas De La Rue & Company
De La Rue & Co.'s combined pocket chess and draught board
[187-?]
29
H. & G. Edwards (London, England)
Exercises in form and colour
ca. 1884
30
F. Ad. Richter & Co
Der Quälgeist =
[1891?]
31
Peyton & Iles
Exhibition pins for all nations
1851
32
Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain)
Royal Society of Arts medal presented to Miss Long
1827
33
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
A check, 12 o'clock, tipping for the swine
1823
34
The royal game of British sovereigns,
[1820]
35
Wallis's picturesque round game of the produce & manufactures,
[ca. 1840]
36
The game of the golden shield,
[1822]
37
Newton, T
The mansion of bliss
[1810]
38
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769–1843
Copper plates used in Pyne's Etchings of rustic figures
1814, April 1-July 1
39
The earth and its jnhabitants [sic]
18--]
40
Faber, G. W
The unexpected alterations
[ca. 1845?]
41
[Silver mug made for the christening of Thomas Gilchrist]
[1812]
42
The funnyshire fox chace
[ca. 1830?]
43
The British sovereigns, arranged as a game upon coloured cards
[between 1830 and 1837]
44
The little embroiderer =
[mid-19th century?]
45
Wooden blocks for simulating the manoeuvres of a squadron of light horse
circa 1813
46
The magic ring
[between 1855 and 1870]
47
Stereoscope
late 19th century
48
Coronation jug
ca. [1820?]
49
Learning in sport!
[ca. 1822]
50
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Going to hunt, an easy job
1823
51
Spelling alphabet
mid-19th century
52
Elkington & Co. (Birmingham, England)
Tea and coffee service set
ca. 1897
53
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
Going home, apology for damage done
1823
54
Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee glove box
circa [1897?]
55
Walker's geographical pastime
1821
56
Wallis's New game of universal history and chronology
1814]
57
The journey, or Cross roads to conqueror's castle
[between 1831 and 1837]
58
Copper plate used to print a trade card for the Leather Bottle Hotel, Cobham, Kent
1860s?
59
James Hancock & Son (Worcester, England)
Ceramic paint box
circa 1880?
60
A tour through the British colonies and foreign possessions
[1850s?]
61
Every man to his station
[between 1823 and 1847]
62
Spelling alphabet
mid-19th century
63
Molly's favourite doll =
[ca. 1850]
64
Amusement in English history
ca. 1841]
65
Wallis's new game of genius,
[between 1832 and 1835]
66
Who wears the crown
[between 1814 and 1818]
67
Waterloo Bridge dissected into 151 pieces
[ca. 1830?]
68
Wheeling
[1899?]
69
Greening
ca. 1855?
70
William Brownfield and Sons
Albion
1863
71
Fortune-telling wheel
ca. 1850
72
Mosaic amusement
1855
73
Neues Aufstellfiguren-Spiel
[ca. 1865?]
74
John Dickinson & Co
John Dickinson & Co. paper samples and paper pulp
circa 1900?
75
F. Ad. Richter & Co
Patent stone building box no. 5
[approximately 1885]
76
Snap
[ca. 1880?]
77
A chain of events in English history
[ca. 1840]
78
The travellers; or, A tour through Europe
1842
79
Der Gang zur Kirchweihe =
[mid-19th century]
80
F. Ad. Richter & Co.
Der Kreuzzerbrecher =
[1892]
81
Straw marquetry box
early 19th century?
82
The bird-catcher
1857
83
C. H. E
Christmas riddles
1828
84
The picture alphabet for a good child
[approximately 1850]
85
Quartetts of the royal family of England
[between 1860 and 1865?]
86
[Paper quillwork picture of a flower vase]
[ca. 1820?]
87
R. S. W
Crystal Palace
[late 19th century]
88
Many folk misfitz
[ca. 1900]
89
The panorama of London,
1809]
90
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
In full cry, hard work
1823
91
Orientalisches parquetspiel = Jeu de parquet oriental = The play of Oriental inlaid work
[approximately 1835?]
92
A new dioramic game of the overland route to India
[185-?]
93
The game of human life
[ca. 1820]
94
Broad walk, Crystal Palace
1851?
95
Capital fun. Costumes of all nations
185-?]
96
The game of spellicans
[ca. 1880?]
97
European travellers, an instructive game
[184-?]
98
The steeple-chase game
[1860]
99
Pease, Richard H., 1813–1869
The merry round game of the busy bee and butterfly, or, The good and bad passions
[1850]
100
The new cubic metamorphoses
184-?]