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18th Century Material Culture

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17th Century

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English Dummy Board of a Young Child with a Doll

c. 1600(National Trust - Drago Castle, Devon)

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Flemish Dummy Board of a Young Girl Holding a Basket of Fruit

c. 1600(National Trust - Long Gallery at Chirk Castle)

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Flemish Dummy Board of a Young Boy Holding a Hobby Horse Stick and Apple

c. 1600(National Trust - Long Gallery at Chirk Castle)

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English Dummy Board of a Boy Holding an Arrow

c. 1610 - 1625(Victoria & Albert Museum)

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English Dummy Board of a Woman Holding a Broom

c. 1630 - 1650(Victoria & Albert Museum)

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English Dummy Board of a Girl in a Blue Petticoat

c. 1630(Sudley Castle Glos.)

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Dummy Board of a Pimlico Boy Holding a Rattle

17th Century(Private Collection)

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Dummy Board of a Young Girl and Dog

17th Century(Oakwell Hall)

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English Dummy Board of a Young Child with Rattle

c. 1620(National Trust - Drago Castle, Devon)

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Flemish Dummy Board of a Girl Holding an Orange

c. 1630(Wilberforce House, Yorkshire)

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English Dummy Board of a Woman Holding a Mirror

c. 1630 - 1650(Victoria & Albert Museum)

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Dummy Board of the Lullingstone Sweeper

17th Century(Mr. & Mrs. Hart Dyke)

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English Dummy Board of a Gentleman Holding a Cane

c. 1680(Victoria & Albert Museum)

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English Dummy Board of a Young Woman Peeling Apples

c. 1690(Victoria & Albert Museum)

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English Dummy Board of a Girl Peeling Apples

c. 1680 - 1700(Winterthur)

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Dummy Board of a Hunter, Possibly German

c. 1700(Private Collection)

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French Dummy Board of a Lady of Fashion

c. 1700(Chateau de Malle France)

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A Pair of English Dummy Boards

Late 17th - Early 18th Century(Sothebys)

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A Pair of English Dummy Boards

Late 17th - Early 18th Century(Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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A Pair of English Dummy Boards

Late 17th - Early 18th Century(Private Collection)

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A Pair of English Dummy Boards

Late 17th - Early 18th Century(Museum of Fine Arts, Boston)

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English Dummy Board of a Young Girl

Late 17th - Early 18th Century(Bonhams)

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Dummy Board of a Woman with Fontagne Head-Dress

c. 1700(Victoria & Albert Museum)

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A Pair of English Dummy Boards

c. 1700(Sampson and Horne, London)

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18th Century

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Dummy Board of a Young Boy & His Dog

Early 18th Century(Christies Auction House)

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Dummy Board of a Young Girl Holding Cherries in Her Apron

Early 18th Century(Horneman Antiques Ltd.)

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Dummy Board of a Girl Holding a Basket of Flowers

Early 18th Century(National Trust)

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Dummy Board of a Boy Holding a Hat

Early 18th Century(National Trust)

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Dummy Board of Mr. & Mrs. Isavertue

Early 18th Century(Bolling Hall York)

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Dummy Board of a Girl Holding a Broom

Early 18th Century(Castle Howard, Yorks - United Kingdom)

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Dummy Board of a Sa!ron Walden Sweeping Maid

c. 1730(Private Collection)

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Dummy Board of a Rotterdam Girl Holding a Broom

c. 1740(Private Collection)

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American Dummy Board of a Woman Holding a Tea Service

c. 1740 - 1750(Historic New England)

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English Dummy Board of a Young Man

c. 1745(Victoria & Albert Museum)

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English Dummy Board of a Gallant Young Man

c. 1750(Winsor House Antiques)

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Dummy Board of the Chocolatier

Mid 18th Century(Private Collection)

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Dummy Board of a Warrior

Mid 18th Century(Private Collection)

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Dummy Board of a Gardener Holding a Spade

c. 1750(Wilberforce House Yorks)

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French Dummy Board of a Servant Girl Holding a Game Bird on a Spit

Probably by Elizabeth Pickering, Mrs. John Creed c. 1750(Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire, National Trust)

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English Dummy Board of a Boy & His Dog

18th Century(Christies Auction House)

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Dummy Board of a Young Man & His Dog

18th Century(Michael Lipitch)

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Dummy Board of a Girl

18th Century(Private Collection - United Kingdom)

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Dummy Board of a Young Girl Holding a Broom

18th Century(Bonhams Auction House)

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Dummy Board of a Smiling Maid

Mid 18th Century(Private Collection)

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Dummy Board of a Man Named Tommy

Mid 18th Century(Museum of York, The Castle Museum)

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Dummy Board of a Girl Holding a Candle

Mid 18th Century(Private Collection)

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Dummy Board of a Man from Brighton Holding a Basket

18th Century(Private Collection)

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Dummy Board of a Lady Holding a Pail

c. 1780(Brighton Museum)

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Dummy Board of an English Organ Grinder

c. 1780(Victoria & Albert Museum)

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Dummy Board of a Turk Reportedly Made by Major John Andre & Possibly Used at the Meschianza18th Century

(Germantown Historical Society - Photograph by Jim Schneck)

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Dummy Board of an English Woman Playing the Guitarc. 1780

(Victoria & Albert Museum)

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English Dummy Board of a Woman Nursing Her Child18th - Early 19th Century

(Christies)

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European Dummy Board of a Woman Weaving Bobbin Lace18th - Early 19th Century

(Skinner)

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European Dummy Board of an Elizabethan Woman18th - Early 19th Century

(Skinner)

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Military Boards

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Dummy Board of a Scots Guardsman

Likely by Elizabeth Pickering - Early to Mid 18th Century(National Trust)

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Dummy Boards of a Pair of British Grenadiers

Early to Mid 18th Century(Tennants Auctioneers)

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Dummy Board of a British Grenadier Reportedly Made by Major John Andre & Possibly Used at the Meschianza18th Century

(Germantown Historical Society)

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Dummy Board of a British Grenadier Reportedly Made by Major John Andre & Possibly Used at the Meschianza18th Century

(Philadelphia History Museum - Matt White Photograph)

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Dummy Board of a British GrenadierEarly to Mid 18th Century

(Clandon House, Surry, United Kingdom)

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Dummy Board of a British Grenadier

Early to Mid 18th Century(Clandon House, Surry, United Kingdom)

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Dummy Board of a British GrenadierMid 18th Century

(Private Collection - United Kingdom)

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Dummy Board of a British GrenadierMid 18th Century

(Wilberforce House, Hull)

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Dummy Board of a British Grenadier of the Royal Scots Regimentc. 1738

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Dummy Board of Sir Thomas Wallacec. 1770 - 1780

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Dummy Boards of an Ottoman Soldier & Imperial Soldier18th Century(Sothebys)

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Fireboard - H.M. Horse Grenadier Guards

Mid 18th Century(Che"ns)

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Animal Boards

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Dummy Board of a Pig Feeding from a Bowlc. 1750 - 1800

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Dummy Board of an Owl2nd Half 18th Century

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English Dummy Board of a Dog18th Century

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English Dummy Board of a Dog18th Century

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Acknowledgements

The Material Culture Resource Center gratefully acknowledgesPast Mastery a wonderful internet blog for and about DummyBoards.

Some of the boards pictured in this presentation were found on thissite which can be found at:

http://pastmastery.wordpress.com

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Acknowledgements

The material contained within these slideshows is presented for educational purposes only. The18th Century Material Culture Resource Center does not personally own any of the itemsdepicted herein and is indebted to the countless museums, libraries, and private collectors who

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