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1923

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Jackstraws

This is a Jackstraws. We acquired it in 1923. Its medium is bone. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild.

Its dimensions are

H x W x D (-a): 11.7 × 1.1 × 1 cm (4 5/8 × 7/16 × 3/8 in.) H x W x D (-b): 12.6 × 1 × 1 cm (4 15/16 × 3/8 × 3/8 in.) H x W x D (-c): 12.6 × 0.3 × 1.3 cm (4 15/16 × 1/8 × 1/2 in.) H x W x D (-d): 11.1 × 1 × 1 cm (4 3/8 × 3/8 × 3/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Jackstraws; bone; H x W x D (-a): 11.7 × 1.1 × 1 cm (4 5/8 × 7/16 × 3/8 in.) H x W x D (-b): 12.6 × 1 × 1 cm (4 15/16 × 3/8 × 3/8 in.) H x W x D (-c): 12.6 × 0.3 × 1.3 cm (4 15/16 × 1/8 × 1/2 in.) H x W x D (-d): 11.1 × 1 × 1 cm (4 3/8 × 3/8 × 3/8 in.); Gift of Mrs. Charles S. Fairchild; 1923-12-4-a/d

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