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Objekt 9

Game board for Trictrac with 26 board pieces

Description

The game pieces were stored inside the collapsible game board. The game on the inside, now called backgammon, was called "Trictrac" at the time the board was made.

Object description

Switzerland or South Germany, 18th century.

Wood veneered with walnut, walnut burl, yew, maple, boxwood and other woods (game board); plum and maple (game pieces)

Gift of Antoinette Gerber-Wenk, Stettlen

Inv. 2013.496.

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