Dissected puzzle
Daniel Orme (Manchester c.1766 – Buxton c.1832)
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
1 May 1810
Materials
Wood and paper.
Measurements
Puzzle - 452 mm (length); 241 mm (height), Picture sheet - 472 mm (width); 308 mm (height)
Place of origin
Oxford Street, 308
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662827
Summary
A dissected puzzle, the image printed on paper then glued to wood (circa 1810). The image consists of a series of eight pictures with captions, showing the story of two naughty boys wreaking havoc with their classmates at school, coming home (expelled), and then breaking their sisters' toys and burning them on the fire. The captions are 'The School', 'The Breaking up', 'Going Home', 'Black Monday', 'Arrived at Home', 'Displaying Dolls and Baby House', 'The Romp' and 'Mischief''. The pictures are coloured in blue, red, green, pink, brown and yellow and show scenes from (possibly) the early nineteenth century. The only pieces of the puzzle which interlock are the edge pieces - some of the interlocking bits themselves are either broken or missing. The whole surface is badly stained. The accompanying printed picture sheet shows all eight scenes of the dissected puzzle with their accompanying captions listed above. Above the eight scenes is printed 'Dulce Domum'. Beneath the scenes is printed 'Designed, Engraved and Published May 1, 1810, by D. Orme, No. 308, Oxford Street, London.' The picture sheet is very fragile and is glued onto a lightweight canvas backing. It is lifting from this backing and shows signs of foxing in places. The backing itself is disintegrating in places. Total number of items is 42.
Makers and roles
Daniel Orme (Manchester c.1766 – Buxton c.1832), designer Daniel Orme (Manchester c.1766 – Buxton c.1832), engraver (printmaker) Daniel Orme (Manchester c.1766 – Buxton c.1832), publisher