Educational Set - Set of Wilhelm Friedrich Froebel's "Gifts," meant to introduce young children to concepts such as shapes and spatial relations; includes 6 yarn balls of varying weights and colors; small pegs in a wooden box and a wooden peg board; wooden box marked "gift 2" filled with wooden shapes and letters; wooden box marked "gift 3" filled with wooden blocks; wooden box marked "gift 4" filled with wooden blocks; wooden box marked "gift 5" filled with wooden cubes; wooden box marked "gift 6" filled with wooden blocks; various pieces of colored wicker strips and weaving mat; wooden box marked "obtuse isosceles triangle" filled with wooden triangles; wooden box marked "isosceles triangle, right angled" filled with wooden triangles; wooden box marked "square" filled with wooden squares; wooden box marked "equilateral triangle" filled with triangles; wooden box marked "scalene triangle" filled with triangles; 6 pink felt bags filled with either metal rings or curved metal pieces, circa early 1900s
Item — Box: 23, Object: SHF04-0291a-y
Scope and Contents
From Personal Artifacts Memorabilia; from Day Homes Teaching Materials
Dates
- Creation: circa early 1900s
Creator
- From the Collection: Sisters of the Holy Family (San Francisco, Calif.) (Organization)
Extent
From the Collection: 27.29 Linear Feet : 584 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Material Types
wood, metal, fabric, wicker, vinyl,
Dimensions
15"x12"x9"
Repository Details
Part of the Sisters of the Holy Family Archive Repository
Contact:
Archives & Special Collections
Santa Clara University Library
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara CA 95053 United States
408-554-5530
specialcollections@scu.edu
Archives & Special Collections
Santa Clara University Library
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara CA 95053 United States
408-554-5530
specialcollections@scu.edu