Set of 28 bone dominoes in a rectangular wooden box with a decorative veneer of bone. The sides of the box, and the lid, are decorated with painted scenes and figures, which are covered with panes of glass. The lid is in the shape of a triangular prism. The set was, according to the label, made in England by French prisoners-of-war at the beginning of the 19th century.
Label: Old yellow exhibition label with black printed text.
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