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Paulmerie, Instrumens de Paulme et de Billard
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Paulmerie, Instrumens de Paulme et de Billard

Date1771
Publisher 1713-1784
Publisher 1717 - 1783
Engraver 1734 - 1777
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumEtching and engraving
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1973-273,4
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 4."
Lower margin reads: "Benard direxit / Paulmerie, Instrumens de Paulme et de Billrad."Label TextA plate from Denis Diderot's "Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers" on the construction of racquets for jeu de paume or real tennis, which is the precursor to modern lawn tennis, however it's played in a court or billiards found in "Recueil de Planches, vol. VIII." This plate shows the tools used to make jeu de paume racquets and equipment for billiards.ProvenanceBefore 1973, Simon Emmering [1914-1999] (Amsterdam, The Netherlands); 1973-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).