Chess set
Object type: Chess set
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Weimar
Artist: Josef Hartwig
Artist bio: German, Munich 1880–1955 Frankfurt
Artist role: Designer
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1924
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: Height (each king, confirmed): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm);
Height (each pawn, confirmed): 13/16 × 13/16 × 13/16 in. (2.1 × 2.1 × 2.1 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess|Games