Billiard table and accessories
Artist: Gillows of Lancaster (1730 - 1898)
Location: Judges' Lodgings
Date: 1828
Materials: oak, slate & mahogany
Grant:
Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £27,000)
Vendor: Lancaster Billiards Table Company
Review number: 3348 (1988)
Provenance:
Thomas Botfield (believed bought from Gillows); Beriah Botfield; Isabella Botfield; by descent to Viscount Weymouth, Marquess of Bath; Peirce, Thorpe & Marriot, 1944 on the premises of Norton Hall.
Description:
Billiard Table with two mahognay cue stands, six cues, (two marked Gillows) and two maces (one marked Gillows). The bed, originally of wood (converted to slate) rests on six turned reeded legs. Wooden plaque affixed to side of the table is carved in relief 'GILLOWS No 1081'.
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