Not currently on display at the V&A

Bagatelle

1970-1979 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bagatelle game, a transparent plastic case backed with printed card, showing a design of eight colourful spacecraft in a cloudy blue sky above a planet's surface, with a ringed planet in the background. It contains two steel balls which are launched on a red plastic spring-powered launcher.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Injection-moulded plastic; steel; printed card
Brief description
Bagatelle; card & plastic, Hong Kong? 1970-1979?
Physical description
Bagatelle game, a transparent plastic case backed with printed card, showing a design of eight colourful spacecraft in a cloudy blue sky above a planet's surface, with a ringed planet in the background. It contains two steel balls which are launched on a red plastic spring-powered launcher.
Dimensions
  • Length: 12.2cm
Production typeMass produced
Object history
Part of the Edward Castle collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.237-2016

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Record createdNovember 7, 2016
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