Chessman (Bishop)
Object type: Chessman (bishop)
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: British, Birmingham after a Scandinavian original
Artist: Elkington & Co.
Artist bio: British, Birmingham, 1829–1963
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: British
Date: ca. 1870
Medium: Plaster, painted yellow; "Fictile ivory"
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 4 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. (10.2 x 4.8 x 3.5 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets-Reproductions
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1953
Accession year: 1953
Tags: Chess|Bishops