Puzzle
1750s (engraved)
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This dissected map of middle Europewould have been cut to Lady Charlotte Finch's direction. It is a visually crowded map suggesting it was most likely not been designed as an educational tool, but rather for professional purposes. It includes parts of France, Italy and Poland Bohemia, Silesia, Austria and Hungary, Morvai and various German states. It was held in Lady Charlotte Finch's puzzle cabinet, in which she kept the dissected map puzzles she had commissioned for the children of George III, in her role as Royal Governess.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraving mounted on thin mahogany and dissected. |
| Brief description | Dissection puzzle of middle Europe, 1760s, engraving mounted on mahogany, from Lady Charlotte Finch's puzzle cabinet. |
| Physical description | Engraved map of middle Europe, from 1750s, mounted on thin mahogany and cut to shape in 29 pieces, with 14 detached parts (43 pieces all together). |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Presented by Art Fund jointly to the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Historic Royal Palaces |
| Historical context | Lady Charlotte Finch (1725-1813) was governess to the children of King George III for 30 years from 1762-1792. In this time, she oversaw 14 of the king and queen's 15 children. |
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| Summary | This dissected map of middle Europewould have been cut to Lady Charlotte Finch's direction. It is a visually crowded map suggesting it was most likely not been designed as an educational tool, but rather for professional purposes. It includes parts of France, Italy and Poland Bohemia, Silesia, Austria and Hungary, Morvai and various German states. It was held in Lady Charlotte Finch's puzzle cabinet, in which she kept the dissected map puzzles she had commissioned for the children of George III, in her role as Royal Governess. |
| Bibliographic reference | Shefrin, Jill. Such Constant Affectionate Care: Lady Charlotte Finch - Royal Governess & the Children of George III . Los Angeles: The Cotsen Occasional Press, 2003 |
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| Accession number | B.14-2011 |
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| Record created | November 24, 2011 |
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