Object Detail
Description
box, hinged, for chess (or draughts on exterior) with backgammon design interior with chess pieces (set) [incomplete] in carved and turned bone Jaques style Barleycorn chess set in white and stained red
The English Barleycorn chess set was produced from around 1820 – 1850. It was essentially an English design and was traditionally made from bone with red stained pieces opposing bleached white ones.
[One side stained red, the opposing side left natural, the kings with crowns surmounted by ball finials, the queens with larger spherical finials, the bishops with reeded split mitres, the knights as horses' heads, the pawns with ball finials, all on baluster supports with concentrically turned]
The English Barleycorn chess set was produced from around 1820 – 1850. It was essentially an English design and was traditionally made from bone with red stained pieces opposing bleached white ones.
[One side stained red, the opposing side left natural, the kings with crowns surmounted by ball finials, the queens with larger spherical finials, the bishops with reeded split mitres, the knights as horses' heads, the pawns with ball finials, all on baluster supports with concentrically turned]
Maker and role
maker: unknown
Production place
England
Production date
circa 1820-circa 1850
Media description
lacquered wood, ivorine, red stain
Measurements
420 x 210 x 80 mm (closed)
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell.
Accession number
TRP2020.0014
TJC reference number
5439
