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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Alphabet discs

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Title
Alphabet discs
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1825 (Approximate)
Place: London?
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: *Pforz
Topics
Educational toys
Genres
Objects
Toys
disks (object genres)
Notes
Exhibitions: It’s Alive! Frankenstein at 200, a collaboration between The Morgan Library & Museum and The New York Public Library (https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/frankenstein)
Physical Description
Extent: 26 discs with case : ivory, ink detail ; 5 x 3.5 cm. (in case)
Description
Ivory discs engraved with upper and lower case letters in black; cylindrical ivory case with screw-top.
Type of Resource
Three dimensional object
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 320360032
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18036466
NYPL Exhibition ID: ML 18.13
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6158cb50-5dc8-0135-3963-13a4e569bdfe
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 1825: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Alphabet discs " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1825. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/00135a50-01c2-0135-6ad8-55e529bf3e98

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Alphabet discs " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/00135a50-01c2-0135-6ad8-55e529bf3e98

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1825). Alphabet discs Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/00135a50-01c2-0135-6ad8-55e529bf3e98

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Alphabet discs