Gift No. 4

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Artist/Maker	Froebel-Kan Co., Ltd (manufacturers) Friedrich Froebel (designer)
Place of origin	Japan (manufactured)

Set of building blocks with box. The blocks are cuboid, made from smoothed wood. The box has a sliding removeable lid with a finger grip at one end. The base has a printed label attached to one side. Both parts of the box are varnished.

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Categories	Learning (Development) Toys Education & Learning Children & Childhood
Object type	Learning toy
Parts	This object consists of 10 parts. Building Block Building Block Building Block Building Block Building Block Building Block Building Block Building Block Lid Box
Titles	Gift No. 4 (manufacturer's title) Froebel's Second Building Blocks (generic title) Froebel's Gifts (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Wood, printed paper Wood Paper Sanding Varnishing Printing
Brief description	Froebel's Kindergarten Gift No. 4, second building blocks, Froebel-Kan Co., Japan, 1992
Physical description	Set of building blocks with box. The blocks are cuboid, made from smoothed wood. The box has a sliding removeable lid with a finger grip at one end. The base has a printed label attached to one side. Both parts of the box are varnished.
Dimensions	Blocks height: 15mm Blocks width: 30mm Blocks depth: 60mm Box height: 70mm Box width: 79mm Box depth: 79mm
Production type	Mass produced
Marks and inscriptions	'FROEBEL'S / Kindergarten Gifts / GIFT NO. 4 / Froebel's Second Building Blocks / froebel-kan co., ltd.'
Historical context	Froebel's Kindergarten gifts are based on a series of apparatus designed by Friedrich Froebel (1782-1852). Called 'Gifts' they were designed to teach the child about unity and symmetry in nature, whilst helping them to develop manual dexterity. There are seven 'gifts' in all, the first six consisting of solid shapes, whilst the seventh is comprised of flat geometric shapes known as 'tablets.'
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	MISC.1094-1992

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1124114/gift-no-4-learning-toy-friedrich-froebel/

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