Gift No. 1
Learning Toy
1992 (manufactured)
1992 (manufactured)
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Set of six balls, each is a single solid colour (yellow, orange, purple, blue, green, red) crocheted using nylon wool with a long loop attached. Each is softly padded with cotton or cotton wool. With the balls is its original packaging consisting of a clear plastic tube with a white cotton tie attached. There is an instruction leaflet printed mainly with Japanese characters.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 8 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Crocheted nylon wool, cotton, printed paper |
| Brief description | Froebel's Kindergarten Gift No. 1, knitted balls, Froebel-Kan Co., Japan, 1992 |
| Physical description | Set of six balls, each is a single solid colour (yellow, orange, purple, blue, green, red) crocheted using nylon wool with a long loop attached. Each is softly padded with cotton or cotton wool. With the balls is its original packaging consisting of a clear plastic tube with a white cotton tie attached. There is an instruction leaflet printed mainly with Japanese characters. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Object history | On entry, the condition was noted as 'mint, in original packaging' |
| 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.' |
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| Accession number | MISC.1091-1992 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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