Chessmen (32)
Object type: Chessmen
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Austrian (South Tyrol, Grödner Tal)
Date: early 19th century
Medium: Conifer wood, painted
Dimensions: Rook: each, H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm.); Pawn: each, H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) (Only the tallest and shortest examples of chessmen measured for basic record.)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess