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Tiddlywinks

Object Name:
Tiddlywinks
Object ID:
2017.014.078
Date:
1890
Description:
Set of tiddlywinks, in small glass cup. 21 circular ivory pieces (4 squidgers and 17 winks). Four colors: black, white, red, and pale green; most faded. With note, "Tiddlety winks given / me in 1890 - / do not play on polished / surface - scratches / badly- makes deep marks."
Material:
Glass
Ivory
Dimensions:
H-1.6 Dia-1.75 inches
Provenance:
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
Subjects:
Toys
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