Adam Eck
Court Games Box Containing a Complete Set of Games Tokens with a View of the Town of Eger under Siege in 1647

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Court Games Box Containing a Complete Set of Games Tokens with a View of the Town of Eger under Siege in 1647
ArtistBohemian, 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)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2023.9.A,.B
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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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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Gaming Box
c. 1830–1860
Maple, various materials
B.77.11.1-.16
Set of Fourteen Game Counters
c. 1750–1800
Mother of pearl
B.67.14.1-.14
Pair of Game Counters
c. 1750–1850
Mother of pearl
B.69.184
Set of Ten Game or Card Counters
c. 1750–1850
Mother of pearl
B.76.6.1-.10
Group of Game Counters
c. 1750–1850
Mother of pearl
B.69.187
Set of Seven Game or Card Counters
c. 1750–1850
Mother of pearl
B.76.5.1-.7
Set of Game Counters
c. 1750–1850
Mother of pearl
B.69.185
Set of Eight Game or Card Counters
c. 1750–1850
Mother of pearl
B.69.183.1-.8
Game or Card Counter
mid-19th century
Mother-of-pearl
B.78.66
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Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
2017.11.16
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19th century
Watercolor, gold-colored pigments, and lacquer on pasteboard
2017.11.2