Chessmen (72) with box-board
Object type: Chessmen and box-board
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: François Gilot
Artist bio: French
Artist role: Designer
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca. 1855
Medium: Ivory: stained and natural; ebony
Dimensions: Height (tallest red, confirmed): 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm);
Height (red pawn, confirmed): 2 in. (5.2 cm);
Height (tallest white, confirmed): 4 in. (10.2 cm);
Height (white pawn, confirmed): 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm);
Overall (original box, confirmed): 5 3/4 × 21 7/8 × 15 5/8 in. (14.6 × 55.6 × 39.7 cm)
Overall (board): 3/4 × 21 3/8 × 14 3/4 in. (1.9 × 54.3 × 37.5 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Eagles|Men|Portraits|Chess