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Aunt Sally

Target Game
1885-1900 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
F. H. Ayers Ltd (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

Rectangular wooden box with hinged lid containing a painted wooden head. There is a lace frill around the head and neck and doilly-like material around the head. Attached to the head is a cotton garment with a green, brown, orange and yellow floral print. All the material is stapled onto the wooden head. The box also contains sixteen wooden throwing sticks, eight thin metal rods and two lengths of rope. The box lid has the title, two illustrations of an Aunt Sally and the maker's name.

Object details

Object type
Target game
Parts
This object consists of 30 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Aunt Sally
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Stick
  • Skewer
  • Tent Peg
  • Skewer
  • Tent Peg
  • Skewer
  • Tent Peg
  • Skewer
  • Tent Peg
  • Skewer
  • Tent Peg
  • Skewer
  • Tent Peg
  • Skewer
  • Tent Peg
  • Skewer
  • Tent Peg
  • String Length
  • String Length
  • String Length
  • String Length
  • Box
TitleAunt Sally (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Carved wood and printed cotton
Wood
Cotton
Metal
Carving
Painting
Brief description
Boxed wooden game of Aunt Sally made in England by F H Ayers Ltd between 1885 and 1900
Physical description
Rectangular wooden box with hinged lid containing a painted wooden head. There is a lace frill around the head and neck and doilly-like material around the head. Attached to the head is a cotton garment with a green, brown, orange and yellow floral print. All the material is stapled onto the wooden head. The box also contains sixteen wooden throwing sticks, eight thin metal rods and two lengths of rope. The box lid has the title, two illustrations of an Aunt Sally and the maker's name.
Dimensions
  • Head height: 22cm
  • Head width: 11.5cm
  • Sticks length: 42cm
  • Rods length: 30cm
Box is 51.2 x 25.5 x 25.5 cm
Production typeMass produced
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.294:1-1998

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Record createdApril 27, 2004
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O98246/aunt-sally-target-game-f-h-ayers/
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