A Pair of Papier-Mâché French Fairground Passé-Boules Ball Toss Games c.1930-40 sub-Decorative Objects The Abbey was destroyed by

The Abbey was destroyed by the Scots in 1138

The earliest dated English example harks back to 1863 though in 1815 one was lovingly crafted from army uniforms worn at the Battle of Waterloo (Tennant 1992 52)

This poster was more than likely designed by Tom Curr  who was one of Scotland’s most successful and accomplished commercial artists and cartoonists

Art Gallery Museum

Further research could be carried out and the figures certainly had a specific use either as lighting or water features

A Pair of Papier-Mâché French Fairground Passé-Boules Ball Toss Games c.1930-40 sub-Decorative Objects The Abbey was destroyed byOrigin: French Period: Early Mid 20thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1930 40 Each: Height: 13 Width: 8 Depth: 4 The pair of papier mch Pass Boules toss games, as a Pierrot clown and portly chef, each with gaping open mouths into which one tosses wooden balls, showing original painted features, hanging on stencilled pine scoring sections at 25, 50 and 100, and surviving from the second quarter of twentieth century France. Evocative of the magic of the