Chessmen (32)
Object type: Chessmen
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Indian, Bengal
Date: 19th century
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: Height (each queen): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm);
Height (each king): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm);
Height (black knight): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm);
Height (black rook): 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm);
Height (black pawn): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm);
Height (green knight): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm);
Height (green rook): 3 in. (7.6 cm);
Height (green pawn): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess