Mr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, American contract bridge players Size:XL: 120 x 100cm 'General Adoption of the Rolling

'General Adoption of the Rolling Skate'

There is a pile of game on the floor

A woman buys from a pickled salmon seller who carries his produce in a basket on his head

The monument is in memory of Thomas Bladen (1698-1780)

'Old Satten Old Taffety or Velvet'

Mr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, American contract bridge players Size:XL: 120 x 100cm 'General Adoption of the RollingMr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, American contract bridge players, 1931. Ely Culbertson (1891 1955) played a prominent role in the development of contract bridge in the 1930s, when the game enjoyed a boom in popularity. A well as being one of the best players of bridge of his day, he also taught the game and wrote books and published magazines about it. He married his first wife, Josephine, herself a successful player, in 1923.