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Rare Books and Manuscripts 637

Creator

Meigh, Charles 17
Bush, Tracey 7
Morpeth, Sarah 7
Alken, Henry Thomas, 1784–1851 5
Ridgway & Abington 5
Samuel Alcock & Co 5
T. & R. Boote 5
William Ridgway & Co 5
Cockburn, Julie 4
Minton (Company) 4
Reeves & Sons (London, England) 4
Sutton, Emily, 1983– 4
William Ridgway, Son & Co 4
Charles Roberson & Co 3
Dilnot, John 3
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons 3
King, Ronald, 1932– 3
Kirkpatrick, George, 1938– 3
Morling, Katharine 3
Moynihan, Claire 3
Osborne, Garrett & Co. Ltd 3
Reeves & Sons 3
Savage & Chong 3
Walkers Shortbread (Firm) 3
Western India Match Co. Ltd 3
Winsor & Newton 3
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834 2
British Overseas Airways Corporation 2
Bundles for Britain, Inc 2
Clark, Thomas A. 2

Date

From

To

On-site Access

Accessible in the Study Room 637

Image Use

Under Certain Circumstances 564
Free to Use 73

Image Available

unavailable 517
available 120

Provenance

New Online Additions

2024 - 2025 35

Classification

Three-Dimensional Artifacts 637

Collective Title

Period

19th century 379
20th century 121
21st century 92
18th century 40
17th century 3
16th century 1

Materials & Techniques

ceramic (material) 12
molding (forming) 9
engraving (action) 4
transfer printing 3
sterling silver 2
casting (process) 1
chromolithography 1
collage 1
die cutting 1
glass 1
ivory (material) 1
paper 1
paperboard 1
plywood 1
silversmithing 1
steel (alloy) 1
wood 1
wood (plant material) 1
wood engraving (process) 1
zinc 1

Height [cm]

Width [cm]

Work Type

recreation 192
game 139
lithograph 101
ceramic (material) 87
molding (forming) 76
stoneware (pottery) 73
jugs (vessels) 69
toy theater 68
play 67
glazed ceramic ware (visual works) 51
board game 46
cut-paper work 45
artists' book 43
artists' material 33
engraving 27
paint boxe 26
keepsake 23
playing card 19
watercolor brushe 18
matrice 17
model 17
drama 16
juvenile work 16
multiple 16
printing plate 16
puzzle 14
buttons (information artifacts) 13
map 13
pigment 13
watercolor (paint) 13

Genre

Subject Terms

Children's plays, English. 67
Ballads, English -- Juvenile drama. 52
Parks, Stephen -- Provenance. 52
Women in natural history. 36
Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance. 35
Artists' books -- Great Britain. 34
Geographical recreations -- Specimens. 29
Parks, Stephen -- Ownership. 28
Gothic revival (Art) 23
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. 20
Drinking of alcoholic beverages. 16
Amusements -- Great Britain -- 19th century. 14
Copperplates -- Specimens. 14
Exhibitions -- England -- London. 14
Multiple art -- Great Britain. 14
Paper work -- Great Britain -- Specimens. 14
Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England) 12
Silenus (Mythological character) 12
Amusements -- Great Britain. 11
Clergy. 11
Educational games. 11
Apostles. 10
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England) 10
Hairdressing -- Equipment and supplies. 10
Hairstyles -- Great Britain. 10
Words and Pictures -- Publisher. 10
Writing materials and instruments -- Specimens. 9
Fox hunting. 8
Christmas cards -- Great Britain. 7
Dance. 7

Subject Period

19th century 38
20th century 16
21st century 6
17th century 2
16th century 1
18th century 1
Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D 1

Associated Places

Great Britain 285
England 27
London 17
London (England) 7
Elsdon 5
Europe 5
United States 5
Crystal Palace (London, England) 4
Scotland 4
Wales 3
China 2
Egypt 2
France 2
Germany 2
India 2
Aldershot Camp 1
America 1
Arctic regions 1
Asia 1
Bilston 1
Creswell Crags (England) 1
Docking, Norfolk, England 1
Great Briain 1
Great Britain 19th century 1
Guildford (England) 1
Isle of Wight 1
Jamaica 1
Jerusalem 1
Liebenau (Lower Saxony, Germany) 1
Lincoln 1

Associated People

Silenus (Mythological character) 12
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616 11
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
Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894–1972 2
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1793–1868 1
Adam (Biblical figure) 1
Aladdin (Legendary character) 1
Alexandra, Queen, consort of Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1844–1925 1
Arthur, King 1
Balding, Ian, 1938– 1
Bates, Joseph L., 1806 or 1807–1886 1
Bates, Joseph L., 1806 or 7–1886 1
Batthyány, Gusztáv, 1803–1883 1

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) 41
"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
Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25) 3
Photographs | Contemporary Art: Recent Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-06-20 - 2019-09-08) 3
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 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

22960409440008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 10
22960469820008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. Robert V. Tauxe, Yale BA 1975, Yale MPH 1980 6
22651991360008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 5
22606248180008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22606287680008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22606683430008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Scott B. Wilcox, Yale PhD 1985 1
22607954170008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22612555760008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22613343650008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22614639620008651|Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk 1
22614640460008651|Yale Center for British Art, acquired with funds from the Bequest of Daniel S. Kalk 1
22614703140008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22615136020008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist 1
22615148510008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of the artist 1
22615962130008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman 1
22622145180008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22622206740008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund 1
22623581560008651|Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art. 1
22625722240008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961 1
22625722690008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961 1
22625747090008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961 1
22625909890008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22625923980008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection 1
22626906740008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman 1
22627382630008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus 1
22627382640008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus 1
22627400360008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus 1
22627835530008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1
22628613260008651|Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977 1
22628736320008651|Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund 1

Language

English 637

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Accessible in the Study Room
Fox, Geo. (George)

A new, moral, and entertaining game of the reward of merit

December 10th, 1801
Accessible in the Study Room
The Royal Regatta

[ca. 1852?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Wyon, Edward William, 1811?-1885

Tazza, with representation of Heracles and the Garden of the... [Read more]

1851
Accessible in the Study Room
Bush, Tracey

British butterflies

[2004]
Accessible in the Study Room
The forty thieves

[between 1837-1840]
Accessible in the Study Room
Why, what, and because, or, The road to the temple of knowledge / T.H.... [Read more]

[approximately 1855]
Accessible in the Study Room
Cotterell, J. H. (Jacob Henry), -1868

The paths of life

[circa 1840]
Accessible in the Study Room
The battle of Alma

[1857]
Accessible in the Study Room
Walker, Augustine

Cut-paper diorama of the HMS Sutherland

1763
Accessible in the Study Room
Walkers' tour through France

1815
Accessible in the Study Room
Wallis's new railway game, or, Tour through England and Wales

[approximately 1844]
Accessible in the Study Room
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons

Jug with hunting scenes after George Stubbs

ca. 1780
Accessible in the Study Room
The battles of Balaklava and Inkerman

[1855]
Accessible in the Study Room
Aladdin, or, The Wonderful lamp

[between 1876 and 1917]
Accessible in the Study Room
Winsor & Newton

Ever pointed tubular drawing pencils

[1858?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Game of the Great Exhibition of 1851

[1851]
Accessible in the Study Room
Forget me not bookmark

ca. 1870?
Accessible in the Study Room
Blue beard

[1861]
Accessible in the Study Room
Cut-paper basket

Great Britain,
Accessible in the Study Room
Silver palace and the golden poppy, or, The water and fire kings

[between 1837-1840]
Accessible in the Study Room
Bacon Brothers (Cambridge, England)

[Original Calverley cigarette packet manufactured by Bacon Brothers of Cambridge... [Read more]

[approximately 1930]
Accessible in the Study Room
The destruction of Jerusalem

[ca. 1824?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings

[ca. 1815?]
Accessible in the Study Room
The miller's maid

[between 1840 and 1850]
Accessible in the Study Room
Wood, Charles H., fl. 1840–1870

[Engraved shell depicting the Great Eastern steamship]

[ca. 1859]
Accessible in the Study Room
The wonders of the world

[ca. 1843]
Accessible in the Study Room
Guy Fawkes

[1854]
Accessible in the Study Room
Specimens of articles in common use

between 1840 and 1860?
Accessible in the Study Room
The new game of the multiplication table

[between 1830 and 1832]
Accessible in the Study Room
Wallis, J. (John), -1818

Wallis's new dissected map of America : engraved from the latest... [Read more]

[between 1812 and 1818]
Accessible in the Study Room
Harlequin and Old Dame Trot

[between 1837-1840]
Accessible in the Study Room
The maid and the magpie

[between 1876 and 1917]
Accessible in the Study Room
Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764–1834

Packet of embossed gilt paper ornaments

1810?
Accessible in the Study Room
The British tourist

[1830s?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Cockburn, Julie

[Flower book

[2005]
Accessible in the Study Room
Bijlaer, Gerard van, active 1540?-1617

The destruction of the Spanish Armada

1588
Accessible in the Study Room
Bowers, George Frederick

Crimean War

1856?
Accessible in the Study Room
The road to the temple of honour and fame

May 20, 1811
Accessible in the Study Room
Andras, Catherine, 1775–1860

Rose Bruce, of Dublin

1799
Accessible in the Study Room
A U.P.L. shopping expedition

[ca. 1945?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Royal race course

[ca. 1845?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Der freischutz

[between 1840-1850]
Accessible in the Study Room
Origin of the Union Jack of Great Britain

1868
Accessible in the Study Room
La Fontaine in the game of the goose

[ca. 1810]
Accessible in the Study Room
Society for the Conversion &c. of Negroe Slaves

ca. 1820
Accessible in the Study Room
Cockburn, Julie

[Beetles book]

[2002]
Accessible in the Study Room
Cut-paper featherwork illustrations of birds

1830s?
Accessible in the Study Room
Science in sport, or, The pleasure of astronomy

[1804]
Accessible in the Study Room
Dennis, Sarah, 1712–1761

Shellwork flower arrangement

circa 1730
Accessible in the Study Room
Harlequin riddle-me, riddle-me-ree or, You can't guess what this may be : adapted only... [Read more]

[between 1850 and 1876]
Accessible in the Study Room
An arithmetical pastime

April 19th, 1798
Accessible in the Study Room
Album of seaweed specimens, in scallop shell binding

mid-19th century
Accessible in the Study Room
Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a woman and a sister?"

circa 1835
Accessible in the Study Room
[The Popish Plot]

[1679?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Bewick, Thomas, 1753–1828

The shepherd's boy and the wolf

1818?
Accessible in the Study Room
Brendel, Robert, approximately 1821–1898

Model of Brassica napus

approximately 1880
Accessible in the Study Room
The mirror of truth

Jany. 1st, 1811
Accessible in the Study Room
Game of the star-spangled banner,

[between 1842 and 1845]
Accessible in the Study Room
The noble game of the elephant and castle,

1822
Accessible in the Study Room
J.S. Fry & Sons

Chocolate box by J.S. Fry & Sons, with photograph of Lily Elsie

ca. 1909
Accessible in the Study Room
Walker, Augustine

Cut-paper diorama of the HMS Defiance

1762
Accessible in the Study Room
Laurie's new and entertaining game of the golden goose

[1831]
Accessible in the Study Room
Signet ring, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"

not before 1787
Accessible in the Study Room
The magic ring

November 1st, 1796
Accessible in the Study Room
Cobweb three-dimensional watercolor
Accessible in the Study Room
Peep egg viewer of Weymouth, Dorset

ca. 1855
Accessible in the Study Room
The majestic game of the Asiatic ostrich

[approximately 1825]
Accessible in the Study Room
Newton, T

The mansion of bliss

1822
Accessible in the Study Room
Memento mori ring

1689
Accessible in the Study Room
The "Easion" veil

[approximately 1900]
Accessible in the Study Room
The brigand

[between 1840-1850]
Accessible in the Study Room
Naval woolwork

1891
Accessible in the Study Room
The combat with the giant

September 1st, 1796
Accessible in the Study Room
Fortunio & his seven gifted servants

1846
Accessible in the Study Room
Jonathan Bradford, or, The murder at the road side inn

[between 1835-1837]
Accessible in the Study Room
Whitehead & Hoag Company (Newark, N.J.)

Diamond Jubilee souvenir badge

[1897?]
Accessible in the Study Room
The red rover

[between 1835-1837]
Accessible in the Study Room
Mazeppa

[between 1837-1840]
Accessible in the Study Room
Pidcock's Royal Menagerie (London, England)

Pidcock's Royal Menagerie farthing token

[approximately 1800]
Accessible in the Study Room
Sallis, William, 1782–1865

Sallis's comic play grammar

[ca. 1850?]
Accessible in the Study Room
The hare and the tortoise

Novr. 5th. 1849
Accessible in the Study Room
The Kinora

[1911?]
Accessible in the Study Room
The family coach

[1851]
Accessible in the Study Room
Till the boys come home

1914 or 1915
Accessible in the Study Room
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of nature in... [Read more]

1st Novr. 1818
Accessible in the Study Room
Cockburn, Julie

Butterflies

2004
Accessible in the Study Room
Hogan, Eileen, 1946–

The poetry box

[2003]
Accessible in the Study Room
John Palmer mail coach token

1797
Accessible in the Study Room
Sutton, Emily, 1983–

Robin on a crabapple branch

2008
Accessible in the Study Room
Crowned heads, or, Contemporary sovereigns

[ca. 1845?]
Accessible in the Study Room
The blue jackets, or, Her majesty's service

[between 1876 and 1917]
Accessible in the Study Room
Trafalgar

[early 20th century]
Accessible in the Study Room
Fob seal, with motto "Am I not a man and a brother?"

not before 1787
Accessible in the Study Room
L'orient, or, The Indian travellers : a geographical and historical game

[1846]
Accessible in the Study Room
Dilnot, John

Moth collection

2013
Accessible in the Study Room
Court game of geography

[between 1838 and 1855]
Accessible in the Study Room
Universal building-blocks box =

[late 19th century?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Dean's steam-boat alphabet

[1855?]
Accessible in the Study Room
Richard Turpin, the highwayman

[between 1850-1862]
Accessible in the Study Room
Wallis's tour of Europe

Nov. 24th, 1794

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