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Brick counter
Findspot:
Whitefriar's, Coventry
Period:
Date:
1547 - 1558
Material:
Brick
This object was found during excavations at Coventry Free Grammar School (1547-1558). These counters were used in games of draughts or perhaps as chips to tally gaming gains and losses. Games resembling gambling were forbidden, rules some students apparently ignored.
Collection information
Collection:
Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Accession No:
AR.1986.11.208
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