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Paulmier; Coupes du Jeu de Paulme quarré
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Paulmier; Coupes du Jeu de Paulme quarré

Date1771
Publisher 1713-1784
Publisher 1717 - 1783
Engraver 1734 - 1777
OriginEurope, France, Paris
MediumEtching and engraving
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1973-273,8
DescriptionUpper right corner reads: "Pl. 8"
Lower margin reads: "Paulmier, Coupes du Jeu Paulme quarrLabel 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, 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 cross-section of a plan for a square jeu de paume court building.ProvenanceBefore 1973, Simon Emmering [1914-1999] (Amsterdam, The Netherlands); 1973-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).