Game counter set
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1850
This gaming counter set comprises a round box, a matching detachable lid, and eight circular counters, catalogued under accession number AP.66:1 to 9-1872. The container and lid are crafted from carved ivory, while the flat counters stored within are made from engraved mother-of-pearl.
The cylindrical ivory box features elaborate exterior relief carving displaying human figures, trees, and architectural pavilion structures encircling the body. The top of the circular lid is ornamented with intricate openwork carving in high relief. The eight iridescent mother-of-pearl counters feature engraved pictorial scenes across their faces, framed by decoratively notched and pierced borders around each disc. The set was produced in China in the mid-nineteenth century, with a recorded date of 1850. The specific maker, carver, or workshop responsible for its manufacture is unknown.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Carved ivory, engraved mother-of-pearl
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- unknown
- Place recorded
- China
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- Game counter set
- Museum object number
- AP.66:1 to 9-1872
Catalogue references
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