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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.
Bilboquet Game
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Bilboquet Game

Artifact IDMO 1947.93.66
Object Type Toy, Cup and Ball
Maker
Date19th century
Mediumivory, string
Dimensionsoverall (diameter at base) H 6 1/2 in x Diam 1 3/4 in (16.5 cm x 4.4 cm )
Physical DescriptionA bilboquet game consisting of a heavily carved Chinese ivory stand and post with a point at top over which a removable ivory ball with a small hole sits. The post is in three sections joined to each other - and to the base - with threaded connections. The ivory ball was attached to the stand by a piece of string, a fragment of which remains on the stand.
Historical NoteThis bilboquet game is on display in FDR'S PRIVATE STUDY in the Permanent Exhibit.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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