Dissected puzzle
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard and wood.
Measurements
Puzzle - 150 mm (width); 200 mm (height), Box - 198 mm (length); 40 mm (height); 110 mm (depth)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662845
Summary
A dissected puzzle entitled 'Gone Away', in its original box. There are seventy five pieces in the puzzle and, when assembled, shows a colour illustration of a fox hunting scene. There is a woman in a black hat and dress riding a horse in the foreground, with three red coated horsemen riding brown horses behind her. To the right are three hounds. The trees at the back are autumnal. The box is made of red cardboard with 'The Latest Picture Puzzle' printed on the lid in black ink. The name of the puzzle, 'Gone Away', and '75 pieces' is printed on a paper slip on the side of the lid. There is no illustration of the puzzle on the box. Total number of items is 77.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs R. Drummond-Jackson in October 1979.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom left of the completed puzzle: 'J.S. [Sanderson White]'