Jack, Jumping
- Object Name:
- Jack, Jumping
- Object ID:
- 2017.014.077
- Creator:
- Stone, Wesley Page (1833-1916)
Craftsperson - Place of Origin:
- Dunbarton, NH
- Date:
- circa 1900
- Description:
- Jumping jack toy. Wood. Multi-part humanoid toy, with several loose pieces. Main section consists of head, torso, and legs. Arms, left foot, and broken off piece of wood separate. Pin jointed at hips, knees, and ankles. Hemp string attached to torso. With note, "Dancing Doll papa / started to make - / Who will complete?"
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-8.2 W-2 D-2 inches
- Provenance:
- Made by Wesley Page Stone. Part of the Ethel Cilley Stone Collection, consisting of objects, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to James Stone (1780-1874) and his wife Mary East Beard Stone (1791-1875) of Dunbarton; their son Captain Andrew J. Stone (1828-1864) of Dunbarton, California, etc.; Wesley Page Stone (1833-1916) and his wife Alice Patten Cilley (1849-1934) of Dunbarton; and their daughter, schoolteacher and family historian Ethel Cilley Stone (1884-1981) of Dunbarton and Goffstown.
The collection descended to Ethel Cilley Stone. After her death, the bulk of her estate passed to her minister, Rev. Graham T. Rowley (1932-2012) of Goffstown, then to his children, the donors. - Credit Line:
- Gift of Daniel T. Rowley and Elizabeth A. Rowley
- People:
- Stone, Ethel Cilley (1884-1981)
- Subjects:
- Toys
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