Object number
59/9
Title
Cribbage,
Description
This playing board is used in the card game cribbage to keep the score. This board is made of wood, with an inlaid floral pattern down the middle. The board is raised on four short legs, one in each corner. The game of cribbage was developed in the early-seventeenth century.
Physical description
1 cribbage board: wood; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – ‘[insert] 59/9 [end insert] Name of Object: CRIBBAGE BOARD [insert] SOCIETY recreation games. [end insert] // Age…: - Neg 60/2771 // Name and address of present owner: [...] Dorking, Surrey // Description of use to which it was put…: [pencil sketch] floral pattern inlaid in wood. Raised on 4 short legs, (one in each corner) 9 1/2 inches long. 2 1/2 inches wide. Wooden.
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2771.tif - High resolution image
