Chess set
Object type: Chess set
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German
Artist: Richard Barth|Max Esser
Artist bio: German|German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin
Artist role: Maker|Designer
Artist nationality: German|German
Date: 1933
Medium: Silver, silver-gilt, ivory, ebony, marble, leather
Dimensions: Height (each king): 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm);
Height (each pawn): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm;)
Overall (board): 2 × 18 × 18 in. (5.1 × 45.7 × 45.7 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess