Chess and backgammon game board
Georg Schreiber
17th century
Medium
Amber, ivory, brass, ebony
Dimensions
Overall (closed, confirmed): 12 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 3 in. (31.8 × 31.8 × 7.6 cm); Overall (open, confirmed): 24 3/8 × 12 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (61.9 × 31.8 × 3.8 cm)
Classification
Chess Sets
Culture
German, Königsberg
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession Number
48.174.41
Tags
Chess