Series |
Life at Sea: Seafaring in the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1600-2861
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Summary |
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. |
General note | AMDigital Reference:AAA0003. |
Original version | Reproduction of: Domino box, 1803-1814. |
Location of original | National Maritime Museum, UK |
Copyright note | © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |