Adam Eck
Court Games Box Containing a Complete Set of Games Tokens with a View of the Town of Eger under Siege in 1647
Artist
Adam Eck (Bohemian, 1603–1664)Bohemian, 1603–1664
CultureBohemian
Titles
- Court Games Box Containing a Complete Set of Games Tokens with a View of the Town of Eger under Siege in 1647
Datec. 1650
MediumVarious native woods in relief intarsia
DimensionsOpen: 2 3/16 × 39 × 18 13/16 in. (5.5 × 99 × 47.8 cm)
Closed: 4 × 19 × 18 13/16 in. (10.2 × 48.2 × 47.8 cm)
Closed: 4 × 19 × 18 13/16 in. (10.2 × 48.2 × 47.8 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2023.9.A,.B
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view
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Sarah Campbell Blaffer FoundationObject Type
The face of fourteen of the light tokens are inscribed in black ink with the names of rulers: MAX: / MAX: / SIG: / CAR: / CARO: / ALB: / FER: / MAT: / FRI: / RVD: / FERD: / FERD II / FERD III / RVP:
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