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Alphabet Block Set

ca. 1895 (made)
Artist/Maker
W Peacock & Co (publisher)
Place of origin
England (made)

24 wooden blocks illustrating the alphabet with both upper and lower case letters on one side and the chromolithographed illustrations of animals whose name begins with the letter on the other

Object details

Object type
Alphabet block set
Materials and techniques
wood, chromolithographed paper
Wood
Paper
Brief description
Alphabet Blocks, English, about 1895
Physical description
24 wooden blocks illustrating the alphabet with both upper and lower case letters on one side and the chromolithographed illustrations of animals whose name begins with the letter on the other
Dimensions
  • Length: 2.5in
  • Width: 2.25in
  • Depth: 0.5in
Production typemass produced
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.24-1969

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Record createdJanuary 18, 2001
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O52228/alphabet-block-set-w-peacock/
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