Chessmen (32) and board
Object type: Chessmen and board
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: German
Date: ca. 1860
Medium: Silver, silver-gilt, sycamore and ebonized wood, brass
Dimensions: Height (silver king, confirmed): 2 7/8 in. (7.4 cm);
Height (gold king, confirmed:) 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm);
Height (gold knight, confirmed): 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm);
Height (silver knight, confirmed): 2 1/8 in. (5.3 cm); Overall (board, confirmed): 1 7/8 × 14 × 14 in. (4.8 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm).
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession year: 1948
Tags: Chess