A Day at the Races

Vintage board game playing pieces & painted wood on canvas

73 x 72cm / 28¾ x 28⅓ inches

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A collection of original, vintage board game playing pieces and painted wood, arranged on canvas. The work is mounted behind conservation glass within a white, wooden frame.

These metal items are from a popular, mid-century British board game. Arranged in a seemingly random order, the horses rest upon painted, wooden plinths. Coloured and white wooden painted batons complete the pattern.

Showing signs of use, the chipped metallic paint on the playing pieces indicate the personal history behind this particular game, and the colours evoke nostalgia for the era.