Games Board
1650-1700 (made)
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Backgammon board of oak veneered with lignum vitae and other woods. It is composed of two hinged parts of similar design. In the centre of each face is an oval compartment of ebony inlaid in sycamore with an interlacing device of two Gs and two Ks reversed. Above this monogram is a coronet and below a spring of forget-me-not. This oval compartment is within a lozenge of lignum-vitae, which is enclosed in a rectangle; in each corner of the rectangle is a quadrant of kingwood. The sides of the board are decorated with panels of lignum-vitae, and the inside is similarly ornamented, the alternate triangular spaces being of ebony. There are thirty-two satinwood draughtsmen, of which sixteen are stained black. All are carved with a rosette on each face.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 33 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | oak veneered with lignum-vitae. Ebony inlaid with sycamore. Carved satinwood. |
| Brief description | Folding backgammon board, oak, veneered, probably Dutch, 1650-1700 |
| Physical description | Backgammon board of oak veneered with lignum vitae and other woods. It is composed of two hinged parts of similar design. In the centre of each face is an oval compartment of ebony inlaid in sycamore with an interlacing device of two Gs and two Ks reversed. Above this monogram is a coronet and below a spring of forget-me-not. This oval compartment is within a lozenge of lignum-vitae, which is enclosed in a rectangle; in each corner of the rectangle is a quadrant of kingwood. The sides of the board are decorated with panels of lignum-vitae, and the inside is similarly ornamented, the alternate triangular spaces being of ebony. There are thirty-two satinwood draughtsmen, of which sixteen are stained black. All are carved with a rosette on each face. |
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| Accession number | 530 to FF-1897 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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