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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Blue Beard
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Blue Beard

Artifact IDMO 2007.858g
Object Type Puzzle, Jigsaw
Maker
Dateca. 1850
Mediumwood, paper, ink
Dimensionsbox/case H 1 in x W 4 in x D 5 5/8 in (2.5 cm x 10.2 cm x 14.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA boxed puzzle. The cover of the two-piece wood box has a color illustration of the French folktale character, Bluebeard, dressed in the rich, elaborate clothing of a Turkish nobleman. In his raised right hand is a curved sword which is ready to swing at the head of a kneeling woman in front of him and whose hair he holds in his left hand. On the ground in front of him is a broken key. The title of the puzzle is below the image: BLUE BEARD.

The box contains 16 remaining puzzle pieces of various sizes depicting the same image that is on the cover of the box.
Historical NoteThis puzzle is part of a collection of 19th century games designed for the amuseument and instruction of children (MO 2007.858a-r) purchased by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 for $97.50. The games, which were found together in the attic of an old house in Massachusetts, were put up for sale as a collection by The American Autograph Shop in Merion Station, Pennsylvania.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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