Chessmen (30) with board, box, and case
Object type: Chessmen with board, box, and case
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Meissen
Artist: Max Esser|Meissen Manufactory
Artist bio: German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin|German, 1710–present
Artist role: Designer|Manufacturer
Artist nationality: German|German
Date: 1931
Medium: Porcelain
Dimensions: Height (each king): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm);
Height (each pawn): 5/8 in. (1.6 cm);
Overall (board): 2 × 20 × 20 in. (5.1 × 50.8 × 50.8 cm);
Height (model): 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess|Games|Seahorses