Set of Dominoes

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	England (made)

Twenty-seven bone and ebony tablets, each with a metal pin through the centre. The number dents are painted black.

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Categories	Christmas Presents Games Children & Childhood Education & Learning Toys & Games
Object type	Set of dominoes
Materials and techniques	Ebony and bone, carved and painted; metal Ebony Bone Carving Painting
Brief description	Set of 27 dominoes; bone and ebony, English, 1890-1910
Physical description	Twenty-seven bone and ebony tablets, each with a metal pin through the centre. The number dents are painted black.
Dimensions	Width: 1.9cm (roughly the same for all, with slight variations) Length: 3.8cm (roughly the same for all, with slight variations)
Marks and inscriptions	'Dorothy with Good Wishes' (On the box, inscribed in ink.) 'DC' (On the box, inscribed in pencil)
Credit line	Given by Dorothy May Cooper
Object history	Given in 1987 by Dorothy May Cooper (b. 13/04/1916). These dominoes are said to have originally belonged to the family of the donor's uncle's wife. Dorothy May received them as a Christmas present as a child.
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	MISC.260-1987

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Record created	March 5, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O27664/set-of-dominoes-unknown/

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