Chess set
Object type: Chess set
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German, Berlin
Artist: Max Esser
Artist bio: German, Barth 1885–1945 Berlin
Artist role: Designer
Artist nationality: German
Date: 1944
Medium: Silver, ivory
Dimensions: Height (b): 5 1/8 in. (13 cm);
Height (d): 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm);
Height (g): 5 1/8 in. (13 cm);
Height (i): 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm);
Height (j): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm);
Height (k): 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm);
Height (l): 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm);
Height (m): 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm);
Height (n): 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm);
Height (o): 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm);
Height (p): 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm);
Height (aa): 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm);
Height (bb): 5 1/8 in. (13 cm);
Height (dd): 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm);
Height (gg): 5 1/8 in. (13 cm);
Height (hh): 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm);
Height (ii): 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm);
Height (jj): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm);
Height (kk): 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm);
Height (ll): 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm);
Height (mm): 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm);
Height (nn): 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm);
Height (oo): 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm);
Height (pp): 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1953
Tags: Chess