Chessmen (32)
Object type: Chessmen
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Berlin
Artist: Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin
Artist bio: German, founded 1763
Artist role: Manufactory
Artist nationality: German
Date: ca. 1870
Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Height (each queen): 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm);
Height (each king): 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm);
Height (each bishop): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm);
Height (each knight): 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm);
Height (each rook): 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm);
Height (each pawn): 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess|Games