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Alphabet discs
- Title
- Alphabet discs : [object].
- Publication
- [London?, ca. 1825]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | *Pforz | Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319 |
Details
- Description
- 26 discs with case
- Genre/Form
- Educational toys.
- Note
- Ivory discs engraved with upper and lower case letters in black; cylindrical ivory case with screw-top.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Call Number
- *Pforz
- OCLC
- 320360032
- Title
- Alphabet discs : [object].
- Imprint
- [London?, ca. 1825]
- Physical Medium
- ivory, ink detail ; 5 x 3.5 cm. (in case)
- Access
- Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Local Note
- Mary Shelley wrote to Maria Gisborne from Pisa on 21 December 1821 asking that she send "a box of ivory letters and some picture books for Percy ..." (cf. Bennett's Mary Shelley letters, v. I, p. 213). Percy Florence had turned two the previous month.
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- Research Call Number
- *Pforz