TRIC TRAC GAME BOX

A BRIEF HISTORY

Trictrac is a board game that was very popular in France during the 17th and 18th centuries, at court and in aristocratic circles. It nearly disappeared by the end of the 19th century. The oldest treatise on trictrac was written by Euverte Jollyvet, a lawyer at the Paris Parliament, in 1634, with the aim of standardizing the rules of the game, which until then had been transmitted through oral tradition. Since that date, only minor modifications have been made. The last significant treatise was published in 1852.

A NOTE ON CONSERVATION/RESTORATION

The box frame is made of solid citron wood; the veneer on the panels is mahogany on the exterior and rosewood on the interior. The triangles are crafted from natural bone for some and stained green for others.

The box was disassembled, and the veneer was removed. The structure was restored to its original condition. The veneer was reglued. The finish is a pad-applied varnish.