Croquet set
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and metal
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 16857
Summary
Metal banded hinged wooden box for croquet set. Metal carrying handle at each end. Lid restrained by means of a metal chain. Base of box divided into seven compartments containing four croquet mallets, a centre peg, a hoop, a hoop gauge, four wooden croquet balls, a corner peg and a plain wooden mallet.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.