Chessmen (32)
Object type: Chessmen
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Indian
Date: 18th–19th century
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: Height (each king): 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm);
Height (each queen): 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm);
Height (each bishop): 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm);
Height (each knight): 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm);
Height (each rook): 4 in. (10.2 cm);
Height (each pawn): 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess|Games