Dimensions (cm): 10 x 13 x 5.5

Year: 1903

An Edwardian rectangular silver and tortoiseshell Bridge Box, the hinged cover applied with the word Bridge in silver, the cedar-lined interior with two modern small packs of cards,with silver-mounted corners hallmarked for London 1903, mark of HW&co for Henry Wilkinson & Co. Henry Wilkinson & Co were a large firm of manufacturing silversmiths in Sheffield who regularly supplied silver for the London trade.

A craze for Bridge swept Edwardian England and women in particular. Ladies were known to play hands inbetween eating, before going to bed, and would neglect dancing in favour of sitting down for a game in the drawing room. The founding of ladies' bridge clubs in the mould of gentleman's clubs fostered this obsession, for now women would give the same excuse as their husbands as to why they were late to supper.

Bar Code: 10077