Chessmen (32)
Object type: Chessmen
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Oberammergau
Date: ca. 1925
Medium: Wood, blond and dark
Dimensions: Height (dark queen): 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm);
Height (dark king): 4 in. (10.2 cm);
Height (dark bishop): 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm);
Height (dark knight): 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm);
Height (dark rook): 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm);
Height (dark pawn): 3 in. (7.6 cm);
Height (light queen): 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm);
Height (light king): 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm);
Height (light bishop): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm);
Height (light knight): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm);
Height (light rook): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm);
Height (light pawn): 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Men|Chess