Box lid
William Hamilton RA (Chelsea 1751 - London 1801)
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
Measurements
17 x 85 mm; 122 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 15331.1
Summary
Wooden lid with green paper label reading, THE NEW / ICOSIAN GAME / INVENTED BY / SIR WILLIAM R HAMILTON / L.L.B M.R.I.A. F.R.A.S. AND CO / Andrews' Professor of Astronomy in the University of Dublin / and Royal Astronomer of Ireland. Interior of the lid has a green paper label of instructions headed, DIRECTIONS. Two wooden sides and one end unstuck from lid.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
William Hamilton RA (Chelsea 1751 - London 1801), inventor