Gift No. 4
Learning Toy
1992 (made)
1992 (made)
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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.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 10 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wood, printed paper |
| 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. |
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| 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.' |
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| Accession number | MISC.1094-1992 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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