University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
51/877
Collection
Lavinia Smith Collection
Exhibition
Playing fields: Our Sporting Life in the countryside
Description
This is a round wooden block with a flattened top and bottom and was probably used in a variant of the game of boules (bowls). Nothing is known of its origin.
Physical description
1 bowl, or boule: wood; good condition
Archival history
No Lavinia Smith No. recorded.
Object name
Boule
Material
Wood
Associated subject
COMMUNITY LIFE : amenities, entertainment and sport
Associated person/institution
Rippon, Miss Dorothy May Lyddon (Agent)
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\35_860.tif - High resolution image