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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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755
Creator
Meigh, Charles
17
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828
10
Bush, Tracey
7
Morpeth, Sarah
7
Reeves & Sons (London, England)
6
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851
5
Ridgway & Abington
5
Samuel Alcock & Co
5
T. & R. Boote
5
William Ridgway & Co
5
Charles Roberson & Co
4
Cockburn, Julie
4
Minton (Company)
4
Sutton, Emily, 1983–
4
William Ridgway, Son & Co
4
Winsor & Newton
4
Dilnot, John
3
F. Ad. Richter & Co
3
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
3
King, Ronald, 1932–
3
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Unknown
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Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
656
Free to Use
99
Image Available
Unavailable
604
Available
151
New Additions
2023-2024
46
Classification
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
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755
Period
19th century
452
20th century
132
21st century
104
18th century
57
17th century
7
16th century
1
Materials & Techniques
ceramic (material)
23
throwing (pottery technique)
11
wood
10
wood engraving (process)
10
molding (forming)
9
paper
5
engraving (action)
4
transfer printing
3
cardboard
2
glue
2
ivory (material)
2
sterling silver
2
carving (processes)
1
casting (process)
1
collage
1
engraving
1
glass
1
plywood
1
polychromy
1
silversmithing
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Work Type
recreation
221
game
160
lithograph
115
ceramic (material)
98
molding (forming)
77
stoneware (pottery)
74
jugs (vessels)
70
toy theater
69
play
67
board game
51
glazed ceramic ware (visual works)
51
cut-paper work
50
artists' book
43
artists' material
37
engraving
31
paint boxe
29
keepsake
26
optical instrument
25
playing card
23
puzzle
22
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Subject Terms
Children's plays, English.
67
Parks, Stephen -- Provenance.
53
Ballads, English -- Juvenile drama.
52
Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
37
Women in natural history.
36
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
34
Geographical recreations -- Specimens.
31
Parks, Stephen -- Ownership.
28
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
26
Gothic revival (Art)
23
Amusements -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
22
Artists' tools -- Specimens.
17
Drinking of alcoholic beverages.
16
Exhibitions -- England -- London.
16
Multiple art -- Great Britain.
15
Copperplates -- Specimens.
14
Paper work -- Great Britain -- Specimens.
14
Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England)
13
Amusements -- Great Britain.
12
Silenus (Mythological character)
12
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Subject Period
19th century
58
20th century
16
21st century
7
17th century
3
18th century
2
16th century
1
Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
305
England
29
London
19
France
8
Germany
7
London (England)
7
United States
6
Elsdon
5
Europe
5
Crystal Palace (London, England)
4
Scotland
4
Italy
3
Wales
3
China
2
India
2
Netherlands
2
Spain
2
Aldershot Camp
1
America
1
Arctic regions
1
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Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
12
Silenus (Mythological character)
12
Pan (Greek deity)
7
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
6
Eli (Biblical figure)
5
Samuel (Biblical judge)
5
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
5
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834
4
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
3
Abel (Biblical figure)
2
Cain (Biblical figure)
2
Cupid (Roman deity)
2
Dionysus (Greek deity)
2
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762–1830
2
George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895–1952
2
Gilchrist, Thomas, 1812–1856
2
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809–1894
2
Peleus (Mythological character)
2
Smith, Albert, 1816–1860
2
Thetis (Mythological character)
2
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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)
43
"Of Green Leaf, Bird, and Flower" : Artists' Books and the Natural World (Yale Center for British Art, May 15, 2014-August 10, 2014)
15
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
14
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
13
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
13
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08)
4
Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25)
3
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
2
Art in Focus : Blue (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-04-05 - 2019-08-11)
1
Figures of Empire: Slavery and Portraiture in Eighteenth-Century Atlantic Britain (Yale Center for British Art, 2014-10-02 - 2014-12-14)
1
Spreading Canvas - Eighteenth - Century British Marine Painting (Yale Center for British Art, 2016-09-09 - 2016-12-04)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.
84
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus.
38
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
36
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
29
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
17
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Neale Albert, Yale JD 1961, and Margaret Albert.
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Momart
12
Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk
12
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of James N. Spencer and Kathleen Moretto Spencer
11
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
7
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. Robert V. Tauxe, Yale BA 1975, Yale MPH 1980
6
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Nancy and Robert Lindemeyer.
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Thomas Strong, Yale MFA 1967.
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist
4
Yale Center for British Art, Hohenzollern-Schlaberg-Hughes Collection, Gift Thomas Lowe Hughes, Yale JD 1952
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Duncan and Lisa Robinson
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger Pattenden.
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Rosemarie Haag Bletter and Martin Filler.
3
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961
3
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Language
English
634
No linguistic content
36
German
22
French
17
Latin
10
Dutch
2
Italian
2
Japanese
1
Multiple languages
1
Polish
1
Spanish
1
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"It's a long, long way to Tipperary."
between 1914 and 1918
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British Pens Ltd
"Lakeland" "Fotocol" photographic colouring set
mid-20th century
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Waddy Productions
"Physogs"
[between 1940 and 1949]
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R. H. Smith Manufacturing Company
"The Easy" sign marker
[not before 1898]
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Whitecroft Pin Manufacturing Co
"Witch" stay put invisible hair pins
early or mid-20th century?
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King, Ronald, 1932–
1/4 hollow log book
1998
7
100 neueste Charakter-Bilder =
[approximately 1865?]
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Morpeth, Sarah
[A garden book]
[2011]
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[All the bubbles]
[1720]
10
Morpeth, Sarah
[Bee book]
[2015]
11
Cockburn, Julie
[Beetles book]
[2002]
12
Visentini, Antonio, 1688–1782
[Biblical playing cards]
[1748]
13
[Camera obscura]
[mid-19th century]
14
Bramah, Joseph, 1749–1814
[Campaign box belonging to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn]
[London?] :
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[Claude glass]
[ca. 1880?]
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