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Bilboquet (France)
This is a Bilboquet. It is dated possibly ca. 1780 and we acquired it in 1967. Its medium is ivory, silk cord (replacement). It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This child's toy, known in France as a bilboquet, has a ball carved with images of cherbus playing the games. The stick's inscription "Menus Plaisir du Roy, Versailles, " suggests that it was made in the royal workshops for the family of King Louis XVI (Design for Life, 1997-98).
This object was
donated by
Unknown.
It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.
Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 20 x 5.3 cm (7 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
It has the following markings
No marks.
It is inscribed
stick inscribed near top: "MENUS PLAISIRS DU ROY, VERSAILLES."
Cite this object as
Bilboquet (France); ivory, silk cord (replacement); H x diam.: 20 x 5.3 cm (7 7/8 x 2 1/16 in.); Gift of Anonymous Donor; 1967-48-42-a,b
