Chessmen (32)
Object type: Chessmen
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian
Date: 19th century
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: Height (white queen): 3 15/16 in. (10 cm);
Height (white king): 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm);
Height (white bishop): 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm);
Height (white knight): 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm);
Height (white rook): 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm);
Height (white pawn): 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm);
Height (red queen): 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm);
Height (red king): 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm);
Height (red bishop): 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm);
Height (red knight): 3 in. (7.6 cm);
Height (red rook): 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm);
Height (red pawn): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess