Caption:
Costume of a French ivory turner with elephant tusk, bagatelle or trou madame, clock, chessboard, backgammon board, easel, Habit de Tabletier, from Nicolas de Larmessin's Habits des Metiers et Professions, 1700. Handcoloured lithograph from Henry Rene dAllemagnes Recreations et Passe-Temps, Games and Pastimes, Hachette, Paris, 1906.