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Board game box

anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1649

Engraved silver plaques were also incorporated in furniture and other household items. The plaques on the top, bottom and interior of this fold-out box form the white squares of boards for familiar games such as chess, chequers and tric-trac (like backgammon), as well as the now forgotten game of Alquerque (or Quirkat). The decorative edges feature landscapes. No one scene is identical. Animals, figures and objects alternate in the squares.

  • Artwork typegameboard, tric-trac board
  • Object numberBK-1980-41
  • Dimensionsheight 13 cm x length 44.5 cm x width 44.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicseikenhout, ebbenhout en zilver

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Board game box

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1980-41

  • Description

    Speelbord van eikenhout, belijmd met ebbenhout en zilver. Het bestaat uit twee delen van gelijke grootte, die met scharnieren verbonden zijn. Opengeklapt is een triktrakbord zichtbaar. Dichtgeklapt functioneert de bovenzijde als schaakbord, de onderzijde als speelbord voor een variant van het alquerque-spel.

Creation

  • Creation

    silversmith: anonymous, Germany (possibly)

  • Dating

    c. 1600 - c. 1649

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    eikenhout, ebbenhout en zilver

  • Dimensions

    height 13 cm x length 44.5 cm x width 44.5 cm

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