Chessmen
Object type: Chessmen
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Spanish or French
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Ivory, ebonized boxwood
Dimensions: Height (each queen): 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm);
Height (each king): 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm);
Height (each bishop): 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm);
Height (each rook): 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm);
Height (each pawn): 1 9/16 in. (4 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess|Games