Mother of pearl container with engraved stylised foliate pattern. Inside are four counters with Jacks or Kings of diamonds on them. Part of set, see F181B
Materials
Mother-of-pearl
On display?
Yes
Further description
Simple name
Container Lid counter counter counter counter
Playing cards and gaming counters
English and French
Card, tortoiseshell, ivory, about 1800
C927A.145& 149, 1998.3, 5-8
C927A153, F104F, F181A-C
Cards, played for money, took on an almost obsessive character in Bath: ‘Persons of all Characters and Denominations sit down to Cards from Morning to Night and Night to Morning…’ wrote one visitor in 1737.
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