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BACKGAMMON SET

Creator(s): Cartier (Firm)

Currently in storage


About this object

The wooden frame of the backgammon board is covered with leather. The outer panels in blue with gold ornaments, green foliage, red flowers and stylized lilies on the spine imitate an ancient bookbinding. Inside the case, each side of the board has a track of 12 long triangles blue or green with gold ornaments and frames on a blue background, called points. It contains sets of checkers and their container, a doubling cube and a dice cup.

Object name:
BACKGAMMON SET
Made from:
wood --leather --cardboard --plastic --metal
Made in:
Paris, France
Date made:
c. 1930

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:
2014.17
Signature marks:
MARK: LS / λ G [On each button] EMBOSS: Cartier / New-York-Paris-London / Made in France [interior in gold]
Credit line:
Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973