by 1922 Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek [1837–1922], Castle Kreuzenstein (Leobendorf, Austria)
by 1940, (Silberman Galleries, New York, New York, USA)
1941–Present, museum purchase, Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Bone and walnut on wood core with metal hinges and traces of polychromy
Gift of Mrs. William Clay
41.2
by 1922 Count Johann Nepomuk Wilczek [1837–1922], Castle Kreuzenstein (Leobendorf, Austria)
by 1940, (Silberman Galleries, New York, New York, USA)
1941–Present, museum purchase, Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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German, Game Board, between 1440 and 1470, bone and walnut on wood core with metal hinges and traces of polychromy. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. William Clay, 41.2.