Domino

Date1800

Where depictedSonnerburg, Germany, Europe

MediumBone

DimensionsObject/Work: 28 x 14 mm

ClassificationsToys/games/models/sports

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Object numberC04546

Description23 carved bone dominoes from Saxony in Germany. Dominoes is a game originating in China. It made its way to Europe in the 18th century in a form more suited to the European market, and into Britain at the end of the 18th century when it was introduced by French prisoners of war.

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