Compartment lid
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
1850 - 1899
Materials
Wood and ribbon
Measurements
67 mm (Width) x 2 mm (Depth); 95 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 11541.7
Summary
Rectangular flat piece of wood acting as false base or lid of top central compartment of games box (NT11541.1), with piece of red ribbon attached. Compartment contains rectangular coloured chips with floral patterns as follows - green x 17, yellow x 19 plus one broken one. All chips measure 62 mm long, 20 mm wide and 1 mm deep.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.