LIMOSIN, Léonard
(b. ca. 1505, Limoges, d. ca. 1575, Limoges)

Tric-Trac Board

1537
Copper plaques with enamel, mounted on wood
Musée du Louvre, Paris

This folding board for playing tric-trac (a kind of backgammon), doubled on its verso by a chessboard, bears the LL monogram of Léonard Limosin and the date 1537. This remarkable object is compelling evidence of the attachment of members of the court notability under François I to society games.