Cribbage Board
1768 (made)
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Cribbage is a card game for two players who record their scores using pegs on a cribbage board. This brass cribbage board was possibly made in Birmingham, which was an established centre for skilled metalwork.
Locksmiths, button and buckle makers in the town were using brass before the end of the period 1600-1700 and brass founding was established there by the 1690s. After 1700 the numbers of brass founders increased rapidly and by the end of the century there were 71 separate brass foundries. Birmingham had become the centre of brass manufacturing in Britain, producing a vast range of domestic utensils for a national and international market.
Locksmiths, button and buckle makers in the town were using brass before the end of the period 1600-1700 and brass founding was established there by the 1690s. After 1700 the numbers of brass founders increased rapidly and by the end of the century there were 71 separate brass foundries. Birmingham had become the centre of brass manufacturing in Britain, producing a vast range of domestic utensils for a national and international market.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brass, pierced and engraved |
| Brief description | Brass cribbage board engraved with Mr Christr Elliott at Wisborrow Green, Sussex, 1768, English, 1768 |
| Physical description | Cribbage board, engraved Mr Christr Elliott at Wisborrow Green, Sussex, 1768 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mr Christr Elliott at Wisborrow Green, Sussex, 1768 (Inscription; decoration; engraved; 1768) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr R. E. Brandt, Esq. |
| Summary | Cribbage is a card game for two players who record their scores using pegs on a cribbage board. This brass cribbage board was possibly made in Birmingham, which was an established centre for skilled metalwork. Locksmiths, button and buckle makers in the town were using brass before the end of the period 1600-1700 and brass founding was established there by the 1690s. After 1700 the numbers of brass founders increased rapidly and by the end of the century there were 71 separate brass foundries. Birmingham had become the centre of brass manufacturing in Britain, producing a vast range of domestic utensils for a national and international market. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | M.379-1912 |
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| Record created | January 27, 2004 |
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