View of the Building in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition, 1851
Dissected Puzzle
1851 (published)
1851 (published)
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Dissected puzzles were the forerunners of jigsaws. They were very simply made by placing a picture on a piece of wood and cutting it into shapes. Some pieces might interlock, but most of the puzzle was just pushed into place. This meant that it would not stay in one piece very easily. To solve this, the outer edges of some puzzles, like this example, had long interlocking pieces that would hold the whole puzzle together.
The Great Exhibition of 1851 provided the inspiration for many games and puzzles. This one is unusual in that the picture on the puzzle is different to the one on its box. The subject matter is the same, but the publisher is different.
The Great Exhibition of 1851 provided the inspiration for many games and puzzles. This one is unusual in that the picture on the puzzle is different to the one on its box. The subject matter is the same, but the publisher is different.
Object details
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| Title | View of the Building in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition, 1851 (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured aquatint on wood |
| Brief description | Hand coloured dissected puzzle with a view of the Great Exhibition building published in England by C Berger in 1851 |
| Physical description | Design: aquatint, hand coloured; lid has a varnished coloured engraving as the label |
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| Object history | The puzzle, although the same view as the lid, is by a different person and is a different picture. It gives the details in English and French at the bottom |
| Historical context | No. of Players: any |
| Production | Engraving on box lid published by C.& E Layton, Fleet Street |
| Summary | Dissected puzzles were the forerunners of jigsaws. They were very simply made by placing a picture on a piece of wood and cutting it into shapes. Some pieces might interlock, but most of the puzzle was just pushed into place. This meant that it would not stay in one piece very easily. To solve this, the outer edges of some puzzles, like this example, had long interlocking pieces that would hold the whole puzzle together. The Great Exhibition of 1851 provided the inspiration for many games and puzzles. This one is unusual in that the picture on the puzzle is different to the one on its box. The subject matter is the same, but the publisher is different. |
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| Accession number | E.997-1936 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2000 |
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