Domino box

Bonework domino box and cribbage board made by a French prisoner of war. It has a wooden base and a pierced, arched lid on hinges. A pull-out bone slide beneath the lid shows a sailor mourning beside a monument with a bust inscribed: 'LORD NELSON'; British flags are placed above. The box contains three dice and 46 dominoes.

Object Details

ID: AAA0003
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Domino box
Display location: Not on display
Creator: France: Armed Forces
Date made: 1803-1814
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection
Measurements: Overall: 64 x 230 x 77 mm
Parts: Domino box
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