Chess set
Object type: Chess set
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, Maidenhead
Artist: Phyllis and Delphis Gardner
Artist bio: born 1890 and 1900 respectively
Artist role: Maker
Date: 20th century
Medium: Painted yew, elm, sycamore, holly
Dimensions: Height (each king): 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm);
Height (each pawn): 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm);
Overall (board): 1 3/4 × 21 × 19 in. (4.4 × 53.3 × 48.3 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess|Games