Croquet ball
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937266.9
Summary
Four wooden croquet balls contained within croquet set box "The Wimbledon" by F.H. Ayres: [.1] blue ball, chipped and muddy, similar to DUN/TOY/255, c.9; [.2] ball, the colour now worn off though possibly once black; [.3] well-used ball, once probably painted yellow, similar to DUN/TOY/255, c.1+2; [.4] well-used ball, probably once painted black, also similar to DUN/TOY/255, c.1+2.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).