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  2. New Zealand Indoor Bowls - Wikipedia

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    Until 1925 however, there was a need for bowls that took a consistent green. The answer came when English bowl manufacturer Taylor Rolph began to produce four inch lignum vitae bowls in sets of 16 that were guaranteed to take a consistent green. These are believed to be the first indoor bowls made specifically for the New Zealand market.

  3. Decorative box - Wikipedia

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    The most common type of decorative box is the feminine work box. It is usually fitted with a tray divided into many small compartments for needles, reels of silk and cotton, and other necessaries for stitchery.

  4. Glossary of bowls terms - Wikipedia

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    Carpet bowls have different types of bowls, which are smaller than an outdoor bowl, and the rules that govern play are unique to this particular form of the game. inner ring : on one side of a bowl, there are one or 2 small concentric circles, indicating that this is the biased side, or the side towards which the bowl will turn once delivered ...

  5. Color chart - Wikipedia

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    Color chips or color samples from a plastic pellet manufacturer that enables customers to evaluate the color range as molded objects to see final effects. A color chart or color reference card is a flat, physical object that has many different color samples present. They can be available as a single-page chart, or in the form of swatchbooks or ...

  6. Plique-à-jour - Wikipedia

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    The Mérode Cup, the surviving medieval piece in plique-à-jour, c. 1400 Plique-à-jour enamel with small rose-cut diamonds in the veins c. 1900 Bowl with plique-à-jour enamelling on a silver base. The silver has been cut into a pattern of stylized waves with floating chrysanthmum blossoms.

  7. Crown green bowls - Wikipedia

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    The aim of crown green bowls is to roll a set of two bowls from the hand towards a smaller target bowl known as the jack. [6] Rolling the bowl or jack is known as the delivery. When delivering a bowl or jack, the player must place one foot on a mat to ensure that all bowls and jack are sent from the same spot. A full game comprises a number of ...

  8. Gundestrup cauldron - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] Specifically, the circular "base plate" may have originated as a phalera, and it is commonly thought to have been positioned in the bottom of the bowl as a late addition, soldered in to repair a hole. [7] By an alternative theory, this phalera was not initially part of the bowl, but instead formed part of the decorations of a wooden ...

  9. Blue in culture - Wikipedia

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    The color blue has been important in culture, politics, art and fashion since ancient times. Blue was used in ancient Egypt for jewelry and ornament. [1] In the Renaissance, blue pigments were prized for paintings and fine blue and white porcelain. In the Middle Ages, deep rich blues made with cobalt were used in stained glass windows. In the ...