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EBX121

Antique English Rosewood Mother-of-Pearl Cribbage Box

Height: 2 1/2 inches   Width: 11 3/4 inches   Depth: 4 inches

 

    Cribbage is a card game for 2-4 players dating back to 17th century. Points are formed by combinations of cards, and these points are tracked on a cribbage board by moving pegs along a track.  The first player to get 121 points wins the game.  Cribbage is a game of luck and strategy.
     

    Rosewood resembles mahogany but it is a fine tropical wood that varies in color, with a unique black grain.  Its rich hues made it popular in antique English furniture. Rosewood was sourced in Brazil and India.  When rosewood was cut, it gave off a scent resembling roses, hence the name.

     

    Mother-of-pearl (sometimes called nacre) is the smooth, shiny, and iridescent layer found on the inside of certain mollusk shells, like those of oysters and abalones.   The unique iridescence comes from the way light reflects off its layered structure

     

     

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