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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Backgammon Table with Franklin Roosevelt Portrait
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Backgammon Table with Franklin Roosevelt Portrait

Object numberMO 1941.9.10
Name Table, Game
Maker
Dateca. 1933-1940
Mediumwood, metal
Dimensionsoverall H 27 1/8 in x W 20 1/4 in x D 30 1/8 in (68.9 cm x 51.4 cm x 76.5 cm )
DescriptionA wood folding backgammon table featuring a portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt. On the burled wood surface of the table is an inlaid wood backgammon board with an inlaid head and shoulders portrait of FDR in the center. Inlaid wood dice designs are at each corner of the table surface. The table's legs fold in on metal hinges and tuck into the underside of the table surface. Adhered on one of the table legs is a sticker with a handwritten number: D-12-a.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 20, 1940. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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