EditorialConch shell with carved design. Conch shells (sankha or shankha) are common accessories of ascetics in India. This one has been cut at the tip so it can be blown into to make a loud noise. During the lifetime of Bhai Maharaj Singh conches such as this...
EditorialPitching Quoits (Part of a Panorama), Robert Pollard, English, 1755 - 1838, Etching on paper, A group of men are seen engaged in a game of quoits. In the background, an inn and pillory. Below, publisher's name and the date., England, 1823, Print, Print.
EditorialCoits Played opposite the Horns, Kennington Common, Robert Dighton, 17521814, British, ca. 1784, Pen and black ink and brown ink and watercolor, Sheet: 6 x 8in. (15.2 x 20.3cm) and Frame: 7 11/16 ? 9 1/4 ? 5/16 inches (19.6 ? 23.5 ? 0.8 cm), bowling, d...
EditorialThomas Rowlandson, Rural Sports or Game at Quoits, Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 17571827 London), October 30, 1811, Hand-colored etching, Sheet: 9 3/4 ? 13 15/16 in. (24.7 ? 35.4 cm), Prints.
EditorialThe fairground game of quoits or hoopla, jeu du lapin, 1815. Satirical print by showing the Duke of Wellington winning Napoleon Bonaparte as the prize. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adre...
EditorialConch shell with carved design. Conch shells (sankha or shankha) are common accessories of ascetics in India. This one has been cut at the tip so it can be blown into to make a loud noise. During the lifetime of Bhai Maharaj Singh conches such as this...
EditorialConch shell with carved design. Conch shells (sankha or shankha) are common accessories of ascetics in India. This one has been cut at the tip so it can be blown into to make a loud noise. During the lifetime of Bhai Maharaj Singh conches such as this...
EditorialThe fairground game of quoits or hoopla, jeu du lapin, 1815. Satirical print by showing the Duke of Wellington winning Napoleon Bonaparte as the prize. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagne's Sports and Games of Skill (Sports et Jeux d'Adre...