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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Peacock, W. (William), -1910
4
F. Ad. Richter & Co
3
Newton, T
3
F. Ad. Richter & Co.
2
Hogan, Eileen, 1946–
2
Barry, D. T. (David Thomas)
1
Britains Ltd
1
C. H. E
1
C.W.S. Crumpsall & Cardiff Biscuits
1
Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770–1863
1
Clark, John Heaviside, ca. 1770–1863
1
Cotterell, J. H. (Jacob Henry), -1868
1
Deacon, E
1
Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619–1682
1
E. R. T
1
Engelbrecht, Martin, 1684–1756
1
Faber, G. W
1
Faulkner, Edrica, 1822–1890
1
Gaskell, Anna
1
Geographia Ltd
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40
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2023-2024
1
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Three-Dimensional Artifacts
193
Books
57
Archives & Manuscripts
18
Prints
9
Drawings & Watercolors
6
Maps & Atlas (printed)
6
Videos
2
Kits
1
Periodicals
1
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unknown
295
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19th century
218
20th century
33
21st century
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18th century
19
17th century
3
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engraving
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recreation
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game
165
lithograph
63
board game
37
puzzle
33
engraving
28
playing card
22
chromolithograph
21
cut-paper work
20
toy
20
tunnel book
19
toy theater
17
model
16
watercolor
16
metamorphic picture
15
drama
13
juvenile work
13
map
13
play
13
hand coloring
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Geographical recreations -- Specimens.
34
Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
32
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
31
Amusements -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
27
Amusements -- Great Britain.
25
Great Britain -- Social life and customs.
19
Children's plays, English.
13
Toy and movable books -- Specimens.
10
Educational games.
9
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
6
Europe -- Maps.
6
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
6
Block building (Children's activity)
5
Card games -- Specimens -- Great Britain.
5
Clothing and dress.
5
Fortune-telling -- Great Britain.
5
Amusements -- 19th century.
4
Crystal Palace (Great Exhibition, 1851, London, England)
4
Educational games -- Great Britain -- Specimens.
4
Exhibitions -- England -- London.
4
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19th century
56
20th century
6
18th century
3
16th century
2
17th century
1
Associated Places
Great Britain
195
England
12
Europe
7
Wales
6
Germany
5
London
5
France
4
Thames Tunnel (London, England)
4
United States
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Harrow
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Scotland
3
America
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Edinburgh (Scotland)
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London (England)
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Afria
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Aldershot Camp
1
Arctic regions
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Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1901
4
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926–
3
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
3
Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
2
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819–1861
2
Adelaide, queen consort of William IV, King of Great Britain, 1792–1849
1
Begaye, Mary Frances
1
Benn, Timothy, 1936–
1
Bloom, Louis (Electical Engineer)
1
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, 1947–
1
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, 1982–
1
Charles, Prince of Wales, 1948–
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
Dawson, Harry
1
Donizetti, Gaetano, 1797–1848
1
Dundas, David, Sir, 1735–1820
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)
57
Pleasures and Pastimes (Yale Center for British Art, 1990-02-21 - 1990-04-29)
21
Instruction and Delight: Children's Games from the Ellen and Arthur Liman Collection (Yale Center for British Art, January 17, 2019-May 23, 2019)
12
Eileen Hogan : Personal Geographies (Yale Center for British Art, 2019-05-09 - 2019-08-11)
3
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
1
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
31
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hans P. Kraus
13
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. Robert V. Tauxe, Yale BA 1975, Yale MPH 1980
6
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Elisabeth Fairman
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Roger Pattenden.
4
Yale Center for British Art, Anonymous gift
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Alec Van Sinderen
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Andrew Jones
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Andrew Mockett
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of Harry Dawson
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Constance Clement
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of David K. Thompson
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Glenn Mitchell
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Gloria Scheuer
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Hilda Lease Jay.
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Linda Brownrigg; Friends of British Art Fund
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
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul Florian.
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English
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German
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French
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Italian
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No linguistic content
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Dutch
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Japanese
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Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of art, in each quarter of the world
[ca. 1820]
2
Conversation cards, or, Pleasing pastimes for winter evenings
[ca. 1815?]
3
Why, what, and because, or, The road to the temple of knowledge / T.H. Jones, del. et litho
[approximately 1855]
4
Hogan, Eileen, 1946–
The poetry box
[2003]
5
Cotterell, J. H. (Jacob Henry), -1868
The paths of life
[circa 1840]
6
The wonders of the world
[ca. 1843]
7
Happy may they birthday be
[1880?]
8
Newton, T
The mansion of bliss
1822
9
The destruction of Jerusalem
[ca. 1824?]
10
Universal building-blocks box =
[late 19th century?]
11
G. W.'s transparencies
[approximately 1840?]
12
Fortune teller's notebook
[1829?]
13
A gentleman's park dissected
18--]
14
Origin of the Union Jack of Great Britain
1868
15
Hyakunin isshu karuta
late 18th century?
16
Wallis's tour of Europe
Nov. 24th, 1794
17
Game of the Great Exhibition of 1851
[1851]
18
The magic ring
November 1st, 1796
19
With love and good wishes for a happy New Year
[1880?]
20
The new game of the multiplication table
[between 1830 and 1832]
21
Trafalgar
[early 20th century]
22
Model of HMS Victory
2018
23
The British tourist
[1830s?]
24
Paper doll
approximately 1830?
25
Dean's new magic picture book
[between 1857 and 1865]
26
Royal race course
[ca. 1845?]
27
The combat with the giant
September 1st, 1796
28
Science in sport, or, The pleasure of astronomy
[1804]
29
To my love
[1880?]
30
The mirror of truth
Jany. 1st, 1811
31
Laurie's new and entertaining game of the golden goose
[1831]
32
The Royal Regatta
[ca. 1852?]
33
The royal pastime of cupid, or, Entertaining game of the snake
12th May 1794
34
Wallis's elegant and instructive game exhibiting the wonders of nature in each quarter of the world
1st Novr. 1818
35
Court game of geography
[between 1838 and 1855]
36
Yours unalterably
[1875?]
37
The hare and the tortoise
Novr. 5th. 1849
38
Crowned heads, or, Contemporary sovereigns
[ca. 1845?]
39
[Numerical game]
1812
40
[Greeting card with movable flower]
[1850?]
41
Pyramiden Spiel =
[ca. 1835?]
42
[All the bubbles]
[1720]
43
A peep at Windsor Terrace
ca. 1845]
44
The two riders =
[circa 1855?]
45
Charades en actions
approximately 1820?
46
The royal Windsor pair
[1840?]
47
Gaskell, Anna
[Peep show]
[2001]
48
Der Würfel in 6 verschiedenen Spielen =
[1850?]
49
Sybilline leaves; or, Detector of the thoughts
[between 1819 and 1823]
50
Historical pastime. A new game of the history of England
[ca. 1837]
51
The panorama of Europe, a new game
1815
52
Green, James, 1771–1834
Picturesque geography
[1817?]
53
Morden, Robert, approximately 1650–1703
[The 52 countries [sic] of England and Wales
54
Rushout, Anne, approximately 1768–1849
Anne Rushout commonplace book
circa 1776-circa 1832
55
Fenby's patent Panteidoscope
[ca. 1885]
56
The deck of cards
1979
57
Ali-Baba and the 40 thieves
[1881]
58
Cheerful pastimes for merry-making parties
1830
59
Varley, Delvalle Lowry
Chinese caricatures,
[1818]
60
Windsor pair
[183-?]
61
Newman, William
Moveable shadows
[1859]
62
The brigand
[between 1876 and 1917]
63
Ellen, or, The naughty girl reclaimed
1811
64
Teleorama
[183-?]
65
A view of the tunnel under the Thames,
1828
66
Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619–1682
Les tables de geographie, reduites en un jeu de cartes
[ca. 1680?]
67
Spooner's Illustrated game of the steeple chase
December 1st 1852
68
F. Ad. Richter & Co
Der Quälgeist =
[1891?]
69
Opie, Julian, born 1958
This is Shahnoza in 3 parts
2008
70
Religious Tract Society (Great Britain)
Embossed picture cards
[1855?]
71
Clark, John Heaviside, approximately 1770–1863
Myriorama : a collection of many thousand landscapes
1824
72
Wallis's new map of Europe
[ca. 1815]
73
The earth and its jnhabitants [sic]
18--]
74
F. Ad. Richter & Co.
Der Kopfzerbrecher =
[1891 or 1892]
75
Peacock, W. (William), -1910
Scotland
[between 1901 and 1909?]
76
Mockett, Andrew
Andrew Mockett presents The eager beaver whopper paint book
[2003?]
77
The changing companions
[ca. 1860?]
78
Perspective view of the tunnel now making under the Thames,
1825
79
Faulkner, Edrica, 1822–1890
Riddles, charades, and puzzles
1840s
80
The laughable game of What d'ye buy,
[ca. 1850]
81
Twenty-four picture-cards which you can combine together 1,686,553,615,927,922,354,187,720 times
[approximately 1920]
82
Le jeu du cheval blanc
[ca. 1875?]
83
The quarters of the globe, or, Geographical dominoes
[ca. 1845?]
84
The Corsican brothers, or, The fatal duel
[between 1876 and 1917]
85
The royals
2012
86
Wallis's tour through England and Wales,
1794
87
Queer relations
[ca. 1960]
88
Camp of Aldershott
[18--]
89
Walter, Stephen, born 1975
The island
2017
90
First World War 1914-1918
[1999]
91
A brief account of the Thames Tunnel
[1854?]
92
Children's magical flowers
circa 1840
93
The Rose Playhouse
2004
94
The game of the golden shield,
[1822]
95
A new and original comic Christmas pantomime Sleeping Beauty in the wood!, or, Harlequin and the magic horn
[between 1876 and 1917]
96
[Transparent prints published by Rudolph Ackermann]
[1799]
97
Changeable portraits of gentlemen
1819
98
Promise, prayer, poetry
[ca. 1890?]
99
The latest and most fascinating geometrical puzzle
[late 19th c.?]
100
Fortune-telling wheels
circa 1870
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