Chessmen (32) and board with case
Object type: Chessmen and board with case
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Meissen
Date: 19th century
Medium: Chessmen: porcelain; board: leather, parchment; case: leather, brass
Dimensions: Height (each king): 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm);
Height (each pawn): 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm);
Overall (board): 12 3/8 × 12 1/8 in. (31.4 × 30.8 cm);
Overall (original box): 1 3/4 × 12 1/2 × 10 3/8 in. (4.4 × 31.8 × 26.4 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1953
Accession year: 1953