Games box
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Dalbergia nigra, Ebony, Ivory, Metal, Rosewood [dalbergia nigra], Sycamore
Measurements
120 mm (D)545 mm (Length)
Collection
Hardwick Hall, Derbyshire
NT 1128982
Summary
Wooden box with hinged lid, the outside veneered as a chess board with rosewood and sycamore, the inside with ebony and ivory inlay for backgammon. Decorative inlay in centre and on corners with geometric pattern within a square. Part of veneer missing on outside.