Presentation
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cloth, Enamel, Gilt, Metal, Paper, Wood
Measurements
182 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
New Zealand
Collection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1651376
Summary
Quoit. Spirally turned deck quoit, off-white cloth binding. Presentation competition prize label attached by brooch.
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
printed ; on paper label ; Presented to Viscount Nuffield by the passengers of R.M.S. Rangitiki, Voyage 56, UK to NZ. \ Deck Tennis Competition \ Runner up men's singles, winner mixed doubles. \ [three signatories] ; ; prize details