Puzzle

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Jigsaw puzzle

Name/Title

Puzzle

Entry/Object ID

2010.25.245

Description

Wooden jigsaw puzzle. The puzzle is in a cardboard box with the hand-written label, "Evening Shadows", and a Christmas card on the lid. The car shows a lute player and a singer with the words, "Yule-tide Cheer". The puzzle has 236 pieces cut into abstract shapes unlike modern puzzle piece shapes.

Context

Made by Agnes Ruby Sorrell Evans of Burlington, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2010.25

Source or Donor

Isham, Elizabeth Evans (1938-2021), Little, Barbara Ann Evans

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Agnes Ruby Sorrell Evans

Made/Created

Artist

Evans, Agnes Ruby Sorrell (1886-1962)

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Puzzle

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (box)

Height

2-1/8 in

Width

6 in

Length

9 in

Material

Cardboard, Wood, Paper