Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
Date:
1825-1845
Object Number:
1936.693ab
Medium:
Glass
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Jackstraws (26)
Object Number:
INV.11130a-z
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Each (on average): 1/4 x 3 5/8 in. (0.6 x 9.2 cm)
Marks:
stamped: some pieces stamped with five pointed asterisks (*)
hand written: many pieces are hand-numbered in ink
Description:
Wooden jackstraws in various shapes and sizes.
Gallery Label:
To play jackstraws, the pieces were poured in a heap, and each player in turn tried to remove one at a time without disturbing the rest.
Credit Line:
Gift of Morris W. Abbott, 1957
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
