Peacock's Improved Double Dissection, England and Wales
Dissected Puzzle
ca. 1860 (published)
ca. 1860 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
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 reverse of this puzzle has a map of England and Wales. It was quite common for a puzzle to have two sides. These were called double dissection.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Titles |
|
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured engraving on wood |
| Brief description | Hand coloured dissected puzzle published in England by William Peacock in about 1860 |
| Physical description | Design: hand coloured engravings mounted on wood and cut into non interlocking pieces No. of Pieces: 69, 3 missing |
| Dimensions |
|
| Object history | W Hughes was a map engraver often employed by George Philip & Son England and Wales map by Peacock, about 1860, often used the railway print by Edward Wallis done about 1840. Games & Puzzles, CGG, 1991 |
| Historical context | No. of Players: any Equipment required: puzzle shows on one side a map of England and Wales and on the reverse the London, Birmingham, Liverpool & Manchester Railway original box with sliding lid and lithographed pictorial label showing exotic fauna |
| Production | Railway illustration probably originally by Edward Wallis |
| 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 reverse of this puzzle has a map of England and Wales. It was quite common for a puzzle to have two sides. These were called double dissection. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1834-1954 |
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 | March 5, 2000 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
