Chessmen (32)

Unknown Artist

early 19th century

Chessmen (32) by Unknown Artist

Medium

Bone

Dimensions

Height (each king, confirmed): 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Height (each pawn, with slight variation in heights, confirmed): 1 5/8 in. (4.2 cm).

Classification

Chess Sets

Culture

British

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948

Accession Number

48.174.51a–p, aa–pp

Tags

Chess

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