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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Clark, John Heaviside, ca. 1770–1863
1
Engelbrecht, Martin, 1684–1756
1
F. Ad. Richter & Co
1
Gaskell, Anna
1
Hare, Elizabeth Sage
1
J., Lottie
1
Lowe, Constance M
1
Paull, Margaret Agnes
1
Peachey, Emma
1
Pickering & Inglis
1
Robinson, Mary Hester, 1832–1904
1
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
1
Rushout, Anne, approximately 1768–1849
1
Sayers, Henry, 1819 or 1820–1891
1
Smith, Sam, 1908–
1
Soulby, W. H
1
Trentsensky, Matthias, 1790–1868
1
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2018
Unknown
2
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
81
Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
70
Free to Use
11
Image Available
Unavailable
66
Available
15
Classification
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
48
Books
17
Archives & Manuscripts
11
Prints
4
Periodicals
1
Creator Gender
unknown
81
Period
19th century
65
18th century
7
20th century
6
21st century
2
Work Type
recreation
81
lithograph
26
tunnel book
21
toy theater
20
drama
16
game
16
juvenile work
16
play
16
hand coloring
12
etching
8
toy
7
watercolor
7
building block
6
chromolithograph
6
aquatint
5
playing card
4
puzzle
4
wood engraving
4
devotional literature
3
engraving
3
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Children's plays, English.
16
Amusements -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
9
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
8
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
6
Amusements -- Great Britain.
5
Block building (Children's activity)
5
Thames Tunnel (London, England)
5
Toy and movable books -- Specimens.
5
Tunnels -- England -- London.
4
Bible -- Prayers.
3
Families -- Prayers and devotions.
3
Fortune-telling -- Great Britain.
3
Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
3
Toy theaters.
3
Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England)
2
Geographical recreations -- Specimens.
2
Women in natural history.
2
Agriculture -- Germany -- Pictorial works.
1
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861.
1
Ali Baba (Folk tale)
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19th century
11
18th century
2
Associated Places
Great Britain
22
England
4
Thames Tunnel (London, England)
4
Germany
2
Boppard (Germany)
1
Edinburgh (Scotland)
1
Egypt
1
Grassmarket (Edinburgh, Scotland)
1
London
1
Netherlands
1
New York
1
New York (State)
1
Piazza San Marco (Venice, Italy)
1
Postdam
1
Quinta da Regaleira (Sintra, Portugal)
1
Regent's Park (London, England)
1
Rhine River
1
Rhine River Valley
1
Venice (Italy)
1
Wales
1
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Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
1
Begaye, Mary Frances
1
Benn, Timothy, 1936–
1
Chudleigh, Mary Lee, Lady, 1656–1710
1
Colvile, Mary Louisa Eden, 1788–1858,
1
Comnena, Anna, 1083–
1
Cuchetti, Francesco
1
Dante Alighieri, 1265–1321
1
Garrick, David, 1717–1779
1
La Motte-Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de, 1777–1843
1
Lister, Eric
1
Northwick, John Rushout, Baron, 1738–1800
1
Norton family
1
Paull, Margaret Agnes
1
Powers, Hiram, 1805–1873
1
Robinson, Mary Hester, 1832–1904
1
Rushout, Anne, approximately 1768–1849
1
Sachs, Judith
1
Saunders, Erasmus, 1812–1872
1
Saunders, Sophia
1
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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)
12
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
6
Crafting Worldviews: European Instruments of Art and Science from Yale University (Yale University Art Gallery, 2023-02-17 - 2023-06-25)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
16
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Constance Clement
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of George Gregory Smart, Yale BA 1977
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Louis G. Audette, Yale BA 1962, BFA 1963, MS 1965
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Max and Barbara Wilk.
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Miko McGinty, Yale BA 1993, MFA 1998, in honor of Elisabeth Fairman.
1
Language
English
65
German
8
French
2
No linguistic content
2
Dutch
1
Italian
1
Polish
1
Undetermined
1
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Fortune teller's notebook
[1829?]
2
Many happy returns of the day
[approximately 1880]
3
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827
[Transparent prints]
[1799]
4
Universal building-blocks box =
[late 19th century?]
5
Aladdin, or, The Wonderful lamp
[between 1876 and 1917]
6
Peep egg viewer of Weymouth, Dorset
ca. 1855
7
Sayers, Henry, 1819 or 1820–1891
Toy soldier paper dolls
ca. 1830
8
Dean's new magic picture book
[between 1857 and 1865]
9
Wallis's new railway game, or, Tour through England and Wales
[approximately 1844]
10
The maid and the magpie
[between 1876 and 1917]
11
The blue jackets, or, Her majesty's service
[between 1876 and 1917]
12
Model of HMS Victory
2018
13
Perspectivische Ansicht des Tunnels unter der Themse
ca. 1825]
14
[Teleorama]
[approximately 1825?]
15
Court game of geography
[between 1838 and 1855]
16
[All the bubbles]
[1720]
17
The woodman's hut, or, The burning forest
[between 1876 and 1917]
18
Pyramiden Spiel =
[ca. 1835?]
19
Gaskell, Anna
[Peep show]
[2001]
20
Der Würfel in 6 verschiedenen Spielen =
[1850?]
21
Fortune-telling wheels
circa 1870
22
Industrial exhibition of all nations
[1851]
23
Rushout, Anne, approximately 1768–1849
Anne Rushout commonplace book
circa 1776-circa 1832
24
[Transparent prints published by Rudolph Ackermann]
[1799]
25
Ali-Baba and the 40 thieves
[1881]
26
The Corsican brothers, or, The fatal duel
[between 1876 and 1917]
27
Cheerful pastimes for merry-making parties
1830
28
Peachey, Emma
The little flower maker
[1869]
29
The blind boy
[between 1876 and 1917]
30
Teleorama
[183-?]
31
The brigand
[between 1876 and 1917]
32
Whittington and his cat, or, Harlequin Lord Mayor of London
[between 1876 and 1917]
33
Marriage fortune telling game
ca. 1840?
34
Hare, Elizabeth Sage
The world of tomorrow, New York World's Fair
1939]
35
A peep at the fox chace
1829
36
Engelbrecht, Martin, 1684–1756
[Harvest landscape]
[Germany],
37
Promise, prayer, poetry
[ca. 1890?]
38
Dutch historical card game
[approximately 1788]
39
Pickering & Inglis
Promise box of Bible verses
late 19th century?
40
Das Schloss zu Edinburg =
[1835?]
41
The miller and his men
[between 1876 and 1917]
42
The Battle of Waterloo
[between 1876 and 1917]
43
The children in the wood
[between 1873 and 1892]
44
Smith, Sam, 1908–
Sam Smith collection,
1972-1996, bulk 1972-1979
45
Lowe, Constance M
Little folk's fun
[1900]
46
Trentsensky, Matthias, 1790–1868
Das Volksleben in Venedig, die Piazetta
[circa 1854]
47
Optique no. 2
[ca. 1825]
48
Copper plate used to print an illustration of St. Uldibrand, in a scene from Undine
between 1840 and 1860?
49
Quelle nützlicher Beschäftigungen zum Vergnügen der Jugend
1852-
50
A new and original comic Christmas pantomime Sleeping Beauty in the wood!, or, Harlequin and the magic horn
[between 1876 and 1917]
51
Clark, John Heaviside, ca. 1770–1863
The portable diorama
1826
52
Soulby, W. H
The surprise art album
[1900]
53
An authentic view of the Great Industrial Exhibition Palace of 1851
[1851?]
54
The daughter of the regiment
[between 1876 and 1917]
55
Der Kopfzerbrecher
[approximately 1900]
56
Conjurer's blow book,
circa 1800
57
Parlor game
ca. 1831
58
King Henry, or, The miller of Mansfield
[between 1876 and 1917]
59
F. Ad. Richter & Co
Patent stone building box no. 5
[approximately 1885]
60
J., Lottie
Album of rebuses
1870
61
Robinson, Mary Hester, 1832–1904
Charades, enigmas, riddles, and acrostics
1861
62
Exceeding great and precious promises
[early 20th century]
63
Waterloo Bridge dissected into 151 pieces
[ca. 1830?]
64
Das Rheinthal
[approximately 1850]
65
The poets
ca. [1861?]
66
The silver palace, and the golden poppy
[between 1876 and 1917]
67
Polyorama panoptique
1850s
68
Oliver Twist, or, The parish boy's progress
[between 1876 and 1917]
69
Unterhaltendes Mosaic-Spiel =
[circa 1850?]
70
Don Quixote, or, The knight of the woeful countenance
[187-?]
71
Perspective view of the tunnel now making under the Thames,
1825
72
A view of the tunnel under the Thames,
1828
73
A brief account of the Thames Tunnel
[1854?]
74
Spooner's Perspective view of the Great Exhibition
1851
75
The doll and her dresses
[ca. 1870]
76
View of St. James's Park
1831
77
[Peepshow of a rural scene]
[ca. 1824?]
78
[Fort de Gibraltar
17--?]
79
The areaorama
May 1, 1825
80
Paull, Margaret Agnes
The history of Little Fanny, illustrated by M.A. Colvile ... Craigflower
1845
81
Lane's telescopic view, of the ceremony of Her Majesty
1851