Games box
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather and wood
Measurements
145 x 110 mm; 205 mm (Length)
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 20639
Summary
Leather covered upright card box resting on wooden leather covered base, with six internal compartments for cards, and flip down lid. Lid labelled in gold lettering: BRIDGE / PIQUET. Lid covered internally with green silk damask. Maker's name in gold lettering reads: Lookwood and Co, 75 New Bond St. W.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Marks and inscriptions
BRIDGE / PIQUET (on external surface of lid) LOOKWOOD and CO. 75. NEW BOND ST. W. (on internal edge of lid)