Name/Title
Backgammon SetEntry/Object ID
1946.15.3a-kkDescription
Backgammon set. The set is contained within a box that opens to reveal a backgammon board on the inside and a checkerboard on the outside. The edges of the box are decorated to disguise is as two side-by-side books, with three edges looking like pages and one edge looking like the two spines. The box is entirely covered in leather, inside an out, and all decoration is tooled and painted on the leather. The spine of one "book" is labeled "HIST. OF ENGLAND". The leather has been completely removed from the other spine. The hinge of the box is on the side opposite the spines.
In addition to the box, the set contains 15 black and 15 red or brown game pieces, 4 dice, and 2 die throwers. The pieces are round and turned with circular rings, creating a bull's eye effect. The dice are 6 sided and made of bone. They are marked on the 6 side with a crown above the initials "GR" in red. The die throwers are narrow, cylindrical tubes made of leather.Context
Owned by James Danforth, an innkeeper in Weathersfield, Vermont.Acquisition
Accession
1946.15Source or Donor
Moore, Kate R.Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Set, BackgammonNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Game, BoardNomenclature Primary Object Term
GameNomenclature Class
Game EquipmentNomenclature Category
Category 09: Recreational ObjectsMaterial
Wood, Leather, BoneRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Danforth, JamesRelated Places
Place
Town
WeathersfieldCounty
Windsor CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America