Carved Whimsey: Museum Object and Cultural History
Carved Whimsey: date made: 1850 - 1900. Object Name: whimsey. Other Terms: Game; Toys.
The object in the museum catalogue
Three "ball-in-cage" design featuring a long, rectangular prism with three, equal-size, open-sided compartments or cages, each containing a loose ball; shperical knobs at ends. Whittled or carved from a single piece of wood. No marks.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1850 - 1900
- Object Name: whimsey
- Other Terms: Game; Toys
- Physical Description: maple, soft (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 7/8 in x 7 1/8 in x 7/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 18.0975 cm x 2.2225 cm
- place made: United States: Massachusetts, Lincoln
- ID Number: DL.388607
- catalog number: 388607
- accession number: 182022
- Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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