Billiard table
Burroughes and Watts Ltd
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood, baize, brass, cotton and leather
Measurements
840 x 1030 x 3830 mm
Place of origin
London
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Dyffryn House and Gardens, Vale of Glamorgan
NT 1682851.1
Summary
A billiard table by Burroughs & Watts Ltd. A wooden base (possibly mahogany) with eight bulbous, turned legs. Green baize top. The six pockets of cotton, string, net and the pocket cushions covered in leather. The pocket rails are also covered in leather and suspended from the table using a leather strap. A brass chalk cup is attached to one end of the table. Brass hooks/rests on three of the four saide of the table to hold cues and rests. The table is labelled "Burroughs & Watts Ltd, The New ARROWFLITE REGd CUSHION, Swift and true as an arrow, 19, Sosho Square, London"
Provenance
Previously owned by Glamorgan County Council. Makes up part of the chattels at Dyffryn House and Gardens transferred to National Trust ownership as part of the lease agreement of 2012. It was agreed all moveable chattels left by the council would become the property of the National Trust.
Marks and inscriptions
On end of table: Burroughs & Watts Ltd / The New/ ARROWFLITE REGd / CUSHION/ Swift and true as an arrow/ 19, SOHO SQUARE. LONDON. W1 [impressed and painted on plastic label]
Makers and roles
Burroughes and Watts Ltd, maker