Chess set and board with box
Object type: Chess set and board with box
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Austrian, Vienna
Date: 1767
Medium: Silver, gold, leather
Dimensions: Height (each king): 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm);
Height (each pawn): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm);
Overall (board): 3 × 15 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (7.6 × 40.3 × 40.3 cm)
Overall (original box): 4 1/4 × 17 × 17 in. (10.8 × 43.2 × 43.2 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess|Games