Buckingham Palace
Construction Toy
ca. 1845 (made)
ca. 1845 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Set of 13 wooden building blocks with a paper guide sheet and original wooden box. Each block carries part of an etching and can be assembled to create an image of Buckingham Palace. The box has a sliding lid with an etched pictorial label showing the palace in a garden setting, with men, women and children walking in front a pond in which several swans can be seen swimming. The image on the guide sheet is similar but is more simple.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
|
| Title | Buckingham Palace (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured lithographs, wood |
| Brief description | Boxed set of wooden building blocks made in Germany about 1845; Buckingham Palace; Wood, Lithographed, German, 1840-50 Buckingham Palace, plan; Paper, German, c1845 |
| Physical description | Set of 13 wooden building blocks with a paper guide sheet and original wooden box. Each block carries part of an etching and can be assembled to create an image of Buckingham Palace. The box has a sliding lid with an etched pictorial label showing the palace in a garden setting, with men, women and children walking in front a pond in which several swans can be seen swimming. The image on the guide sheet is similar but is more simple. |
| Marks and inscriptions |
|
| Production | The image on the lid shows Buckingham Palace before the courtyards were enclosed and with the Marble Arch in its original location at the front. This means the set was probably made before 1847 when the remodelling of the palace was begun and the Marble Arch removed to a corner of Hyde Park. |
| Places depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1865-1954 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
