A Couple Plays Backgammon

Name/Title

A Couple Plays Backgammon

Entry/Object ID

BG-2024.0012

Description

A photograph of a couple playing backgammon on the deck of the 'Conte di Savoia' playing backgammon. Notable is the backgammon scoring pegboard and implements box, demonstrating that at the time travel sets did not include compartments for storing game pieces. This photograph was used as a reference for a magazine illustrator who incorporated the scene in a cover illustration for 'The Nation's Business' in 1950. An original of the photograph is held by the Mariner's Museum, but does not readily appear in their online catalog. Prints can be ordered via their website (see link below).

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Digital Print

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1935

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Sequence

Other Number

1935_06

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Dimension Notes

Original print dimensions

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

Scoring Pegboard

Notes

Illustration based on photo