January 5, 2012

Collection Name: Scott Skinner Collection

Collection Number: 1985

Post Type: Kite Object or Accessory

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Artist or Author: unknown

Creation Year: 1903

Height: 9 1/2 inches

Width: 6 1/4 inches

Summay:

Book print entitled, "the real business of life is play", showing a small girl running with a kite as friends look on. Kite is a flat, arch top, but with two extra support spars at the top.
From Harper's Monthly

Geographic: United States

Kite Type: Flat

Significance: Cultural, Historical

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