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Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815

Card box with sliding lid, of bone. Painted inserts with glass type covers, depicting ladies and gentlemen in Regency style. Containing set of cards and dominoes made of bone pieces, painted. Piece of bone broken off one side and not found. Made by French prisoners of war during the Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815.;

Napoleonic Wars, 1803-1815

Object Number:
HH:Temp.2000.2542

Institution:
NMI

Date:
18031815

Collections:

Historical Collection

Subjects:

France
Napoleonic Wars, 1803–1815
Napoleonic Wars, Internment