Lawn Bowl, 1880, Borestone Bowling Club Glasgow

Title

Lawn Bowl, 1880, Borestone Bowling Club Glasgow

Subject

Bowling Ball

Description

A wooden lawn bowl with a silver shield-shaped centre surrounded by a border of wavy ornamentation on the wood. On one side of the bowl the silver centre features "Presented to the Borestone Bowling Club by James Ormiston, Glasgow, 1880" fringed by a wavy border and a double line border on the wood. The other side features a silver centre featuring "Won by John Watson" fringed by a wavy border and a double line border.

Identifier

2013-0104

Location

Tools of the game - Wall of Bowls

Materials

Wood with silver plate.

Condition

Good

Cataloguer

Sue Page

Notes

log#201100006-004

Files

2013-0104s.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Lawn Bowl, 1880, Borestone Bowling Club Glasgow,” TSB Bank Bowls New Zealand Museum, accessed April 24, 2024, https://tsbbankbowlsmuseum.omeka.net/items/show/89.