Italian Game Board in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2010

Folding Game Board

Date: 15th century

Geography: Made in, Venice, Italy

Culture: Italian

Medium: Bone, wood, horn, stain and gilding over wood core with metal mounts

Dimensions: Overall (closed): 16 5/8 x 9 15/16 x 2 9/16 in. (42.2 x 25.2 x 6.5 cm) Overall (opened): 1 1/4 x 16 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (3.2 x 42.2 x 49.9 cm)

Classification: Ivories-Bone

Credit Line: Gift of The Salgo Trust for Education, New York, in memory of Nicolas M. Salgo, 2010

Accession Number: 2010.109.4

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