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Boston Loan Co. Advertising Checkerboard Artist Unidentified Possibly Hartford, Connecticut, …
Boston Loan Co. Advertising Checkerboard
Boston Loan Co. Advertising Checkerboard Artist Unidentified Possibly Hartford, Connecticut, …
Boston Loan Co. Advertising Checkerboard Artist Unidentified Possibly Hartford, Connecticut, United States c. 1901 Reverse painting, foil, and mother-of-pearl chips on glass 14 1/2 x 17 3/4" Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York Gift of Susan and Laurence Lerner, 2009.13.43 Photo by Andy Duback
Record Details

Boston Loan Co. Advertising Checkerboard

Artist
Possibly createdHartford, Connecticut, United States
Date1896–1912
MediumReverse painting, foil, mother-of-pearl chips on glass
Dimensions18 1/2 x18 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Susan and Laurence Lerner
Accession number2009.13.43
ClassificationToys and Games
On View
Not on view
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Artist unidentified
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Artist unidentified
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Checkerboard with Drawer
Artist unidentified
c. 1841
2009.13.2
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Tinsel-painted game board
Artist unidentified
1889
2012.15.8
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Artist unidentified
n.d.
2012.15.28
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Red and Yellow Fish Lure with Pearl Eyes
Artist unidentified
n.d.
1999.26.59
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Box
Artist unidentified
c. 1825
64.3.2
Artist unidentified, (1805-1900), “Card case,” United States, mid-19th Century, Papier-mâché, l…
Card case
Artist unidentified
Mid-19th century
58.13.137
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Card Case
Artist unidentified
c. 1850
67.4.4
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Card Case
Artist unidentified
c. 1850
63.1
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The Christian Keepsake (Book with cover decoration)
Artist unidentified
19th century
81.2.1
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The Moss Rose (Book with cover decoration)
Artist unidentified
19th century
81.2.2