Wooden Tabletop Croquet Set

Date1890

Mediumwood, metal, fabric

Dimensionsbox: 13 5/8 × 7 1/8 × 2 3/4 in. (34.6 × 18.1 × 7 cm)
box lid: 13 3/8 × 6 5/8 × 1/4 in. (34 × 16.8 × 0.6 cm)
wicket, each: 2 1/2 × 3 5/8 × 1 3/4 in. (6.4 × 9.2 × 4.4 cm)
mallet, each: 10 3/4 × 2 × 1 in. (27.3 × 5.1 × 2.5 cm)
ball, each: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
peg, each: 4 × 1 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (10.2 × 3.5 × 3.5 cm)
clamps, each: 5 × 1 1/2 × 1/2 in. (12.7 × 3.8 × 1.3 cm)
strap: 210 × 1 1/2 × 1/16 in. (533.4 × 3.8 × 0.2 cm)

ClassificationsRecreational Objects

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Mr. William Mauger

Object numberPC1979.28.3

DescriptionThis tabletop croquet set includes a collection of wooden mallets, balls, metal wickets, clamps, and two striped wooden stakes, all housed in a sliding-lid wooden box. The mallets feature turned wooden handles with cylindrical double-ended heads, some adorned with colored bands. The wooden balls are painted in alternating sections of natural wood and vibrant colors. The wickets are made of metal with small red-painted wooden feet, designed to be clamped to a table using the included metal brackets. A rolled fabric boundary line completes the set. A worn paper label on the box reads "Improved Table Croquet." Tabletop croquet was a popular parlor game in the Victorian era, bringing the outdoor pastime indoors for year-round play. Tabletop croquet sets like this one were sold in department stores and specialty shops.

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