Kaleidoscope

Object/Artifact

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Kaleidoscope

Entry/Object ID

NU 2022.304

Description

A cylindrical cardboard kaleidoscope. The exterior of the kaleidoscope features a red and white scale-shaped pattern, a red and gold line pattern, and two different floral patterns; there is also a black stripe around the center, with gold writing in Japanese. Both ends of the kaleidoscope are flat. The viewing end has a hole in the center, while the opposite side has a slightly opaque piece of plastic, behind which are beads in a variety of colors and shapes, which are used to create the patterns.

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Region

East Asia

Continent

Asia

Notes

Made in Japan.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Kaleidoscope

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Toy, Optical

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Length

6 in

Diameter

1-7/8 in

Material

Paper, Plastic

Condition

Overall Condition

Good