Chess set
Object type: Chessmen and board
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Burmese chessmen with British board
Date: 18th century
Medium: Ivory, leather
Dimensions: Height (each king): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm);
Height (each queen): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm);
Height (each bishop): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm);
Height (each knight): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm);
Height (each rook): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm);
Height (each pawn): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm);
board: 17 3/4 × 17 3/4 in. (45.1 × 45.1 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess