Chessmen (32)

Unknown Artist

19th century

Chessmen (32) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Wood, blond and medium blond

Dimensions

Height (brown king, confirmed): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); Height (brown pawn, confirmed): 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm); Height (white king, confirmed): 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); Height (white pawn, confirmed): 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)

Classification

Chess Sets

Culture

Austrian, Tyrol

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948

Accession Number

48.174.50a–p, aa–pp

Tags

MenChessElephantsGamesHorses

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