Chessmen (32)
Object type: Chessmen
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Eskimo, Franz Joseph Land
Date: ca. 1885
Medium: Walrus ivory
Dimensions: Height (king): 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm);
Height (queen): 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm);
Height (bishop): 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm);
Height (knight): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm);
Height (rook): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm);
Height (pawn): 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess|Games