Billiard ball
Burroughes and Watts Ltd
Category
Ivory and bone
Date
Unknown
Materials
Ivory
Measurements
70 mm (H)203 mm (W)90 mm (D)
Place of origin
Soho Square
Collection
Cragside, Northumberland
NT 1227548.1.1
Summary
Three billiard balls (.1-3), two white ivory and one red painted ivory, in oak box (.4) lined with green felt. Made by Burroughes and Watts Ltd, Soho Square, London.
Provenance
Armstrong collection. Transferred by the Treasury to The National Trust in 1977 via the National Land Fund, aided by 3rd Baron Armstrong of Bamburgh and Cragside (1919 - 1987).
Makers and roles
Burroughes and Watts Ltd, manufacturer