Accession Number: 2003.185.67
Description: The diorama shows painted plaster figures of a woman, a young girl, and a man dressed in typical Puritan clothing, standing in a clearing among tall trees. A background of a small village and hills is painted on cardboard. The diorama is displayed in a wood case with a top-hinged lid that can be propped open, and is viewed through a front glass-enclosed opening. The wood is painted black. "WPA Kentucky Museum Project" is inscribed in a shield design on the top front left of the case. The back panel of the case is hinged at the bottom and fastens at the top with a metal hook. A paper label with black lettering is glued to the top of the lid and reads "Puritan Scene, Early 18th Century" and is numbered D-2. A Kentucky School for the Blind property label with number 107190 is attached to the top left of the case. Diorama was made by Works Progress Administration employees as part of a museum education project and was used at the Kentucky School for the Blind. A part of the man's left hand is missing, with only a part of a firearm (musket?) next to his left foot.
Date Made: ca. 1940
Collection: KSB Collection
History/Provenance: KSB Collection
Credit Line: Gift of the Kentucky School for the Blind, 2003.185
Subjects: History. Instructional aids, tools, and supplies. Puritans. United States.
Dimension Notes: 9 x 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.
Made: Kentucky Museum Project, WPA
Material: Plaster, wood, glass, cardboard
Updated: 06/24/2021
