Chessmen (32) and box-board
Object type: Chessmen and box-board
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German
Date: 19th century
Medium: Amber, leather, brass
Dimensions: Overall (board, confirmed): 1 3/4 × 15 3/16 × 15 1/16 in. (4.4 × 38.6 × 38.3 cm);
Height (clear king, confirmed(: 4 3/16 in. (10.7 cm);
Height (clear, pawn, confirmed): 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm);
Height (opaque king, confirmed): 4 5/16 in. (10.9 cm);
Height (opaque pawn, confirmed): 2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm);
Overall (original box): 4 1/2 × 16 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (11.4 × 41.3 × 26 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess