Games table
Category
Furniture
Date
circa 1870
Materials
Walnut, ebony, holly, brass, ceramic
Measurements
71 cm (H); 53 cm (W); 41 cm (D)
Place of origin
England
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Plas Yn Rhiw, Gwynedd
NT 647869
Summary
An inlaid walnut games table, English, circa 1870. The serpentine shaped folding swivel top inlaid with holly and ebony for chess and backgammon, a single frieze drawer formerly fitted (the compartments now missing), the whole on turned end supports joined by two turned stretchers, splayed feet with fitted ceramic castors.
Provenance
The property was given to the Trust as part of the Plas yn Rhiw estate between 1950 and 1966 by Eileen, Lorna and Honora Keating in memory of their parents, John William and Constance Annie Keating.