Chess set
Object type: Chess set
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: American
Artist: Sorcha Boru
Artist bio: 1906–2006
Artist role: Maker
Date: 1934
Medium: Clay
Dimensions: Height (white pawn, confirmed): 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm);
Height (white king, confirmed): 5 1/2 in. (14 cm);
Height (red pawn, confirmed): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm);
Height (red king, confirmed): 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm);
Overall (board, confirmed): 1 3/4 × 23 1/2 × 23 1/2 in. (4.4 × 59.7 × 59.7 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess