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Artist unidentified, “Advertising Checkerboard”, Waterbury, Connecticut, n.d., Reverse painting…
Advertising Checkerboard
Artist unidentified, “Advertising Checkerboard”, Waterbury, Connecticut, n.d., Reverse painting…
Artist unidentified, “Advertising Checkerboard”, Waterbury, Connecticut, n.d., Reverse painting and foil on glass, 23 1/4 × 23 in., Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York, Gift of Susan and Laurence Lerner, 2012.15.28. Photo by Adam Reich.
Record Details

Advertising Checkerboard

Artist
Place createdWaterbury, Connecticut, United States
Daten.d.
MediumReverse painting and foil on glass
Dimensions23 1/4 × 23"
Credit LineGift of Susan and Laurence Lerner
Accession number2012.15.28
ClassificationToys and Games
On View
Not on view
Checkerboard with Drawer Unknown United States c.1841 Reverse painting and foil on glass 1…
Checkerboard with Drawer
Artist unidentified
c. 1841
2009.13.2
Boston Loan Co. Advertising Checkerboard Artist Unidentified Possibly Hartford, Connecticut, …
Boston Loan Co. Advertising Checkerboard
Artist unidentified
1896–1912
2009.13.43
Game Board Artist unidentified Photo by Gavin Ashworth
Tinsel-painted game board
Artist unidentified
1889
2012.15.8
Artist unidentified, “Checkerboard,” United States, 1800–1910, Reverse painting and patterned f…
Checkerboard
Artist unidentified
1800–1910
2012.15.30
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Standing Sentinel Whirligig
Artist unidentified
Mid- to late 19th century
1989.24.1
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Doll: Pinocchio
Artist unidentified
1926
1980.22.99
Farm Vignette Artist Unknown Photographed by John Parnell
Farm Vignette
Artist unidentified
20th century
1992.11.1
Artist unidentified, “Doll, Seminole Indian Female”, United States, 1880, Cotton patchwork, coc…
Doll, Seminole Indian Female
Artist unidentified
1880
1980.22.28a
Artist unidentified, “Gameboard (Fortune-Telling Game)”, United States, Late 19th century, Wood…
Gameboard (Fortune-Telling Game)
Artist unidentified
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2024.7.9
Artist unidentified, “Ferris Wheel,” United States, Early 20th century, Paint on wood and metal…
Ferris Wheel
Artist unidentified
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00.4.1
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Witch on a Broomstick Whirligig
Artist unidentified
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1987.13.1
Artist unidentified, “Slingshot: Leg and Boot,” Guatemala, c.1965–1985, Paint on wood, 6 1/2 × …
Slingshot: Leg and Boot
Artist unidentified
1965–1985
1990.23.1