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Backgammon — anonymous — 1831 — Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam record RP-P-2019-2953
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Backgammon

anonymous · 1831 · etching; paper

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About this work

Board game to be played with counters, tokens, or other coins. In the oval center field, decorated with a crown and flags, the Grand Major on horseback, parading before his shooters. Above it the office of the Schutterij of Amsterdam, below it the guardhouse. To the left a spreading fire, to the right the provost. Further 16 compartments with shooters.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
gameboardprintpopular printboard-games of chancethe soldierthe soldier's lifeboard-games
Institution
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Catalogue identifier
RP-P-2019-2953
Arkivism identifier
rijks-RP-P-2019-2953
Date
1831
Medium
etching; paper
Credit linePotspel. 1831. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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