Chessman (King)
Object type: Chessman (king)
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, Birmingham, after German original
Artist: Elkington & Co.
Artist bio: British, Birmingham, 1829–1963
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1870
Medium: Plaster, painted white, "Fictile ivory"
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 3 7/8 x 2 15/16 x 2 1/16 in. (9.9 x 7.5 x 5.2 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets-Reproductions
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1953
Accession year: 1953
Tags: Chess