Chess set

Unknown Artist

late 18th–early 19th century

Chess set by Unknown Artist

Medium

Bronze, wood

Dimensions

Height (queen): 3 15/16 in. (10 cm); Height (king): 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Height (bishop): 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); Height (knight): 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm); Height (rook): 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); Height (pawn): 2 in. (5.1 cm); Overall (original box): 4 × 11 3/4 × 5 in. (10.2 × 29.8 × 12.7 cm)

Classification

Chess Sets

Culture

Spanish

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948

Accession Number

48.174.32a–p, aa–pp, r

Tags

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