Chessman (Rook)
Object type: Chessman (rook)
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 white
Dimensions: Overall (confirmed): 3 1/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 in. (8 x 3.4 x 2.5 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets-Reproductions
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1953
Accession year: 1953
Tags: Men|Chess