Lovely complete set of 28 miniature dominoes made in bovine bone with stained spots on the dominoes. Highly decorated bone box beautifully marked and stained. Probably made in Napoleonic times by prisoners of war (1803-1815).
£425
Prisoners made various trinkets and toys that they were then permitted to sell to local people in order to obtain funds to buy better provisions. They used any materials they could get hold of, including beef and mutton bones left over from meals. These tiny dominoes are probably made of bovine bone with black and red stain to the surfaces. Each tile measures approximately 13mm long, by 8mm wide, by 2mm thick. They come in a small bone box with a slide lid.