Perth Art Gallery - This is the revolving board for use during the card game Pope Joan which was popular in high society. The game got its name from the legend that
![Regency gentlemen and ladies playing a game of Pope Joan at Lady MacNight's stately home. A black servant brings a tray of drinks. Dr. Syntax at a card party. Handcoloured copperplate engraving Regency gentlemen and ladies playing a game of Pope Joan at Lady MacNight's stately home. A black servant brings a tray of drinks. Dr. Syntax at a card party. Handcoloured copperplate engraving](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/e2f639f4f51a4ed0a98924e93d4e1095/2a494bc.jpg)
Regency gentlemen and ladies playing a game of Pope Joan at Lady MacNight's stately home. A black servant brings a tray of drinks. Dr. Syntax at a card party. Handcoloured copperplate engraving
![A thrift store lazy Susan that I "up-cycled" to be a betting board for "Pope Joan" a popular Victorian card game. : r/woodworking A thrift store lazy Susan that I "up-cycled" to be a betting board for "Pope Joan" a popular Victorian card game. : r/woodworking](https://i.redd.it/yqoul2qs60y41.jpg)