Chess set
Unknown Artist
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
Culture
Burmese chessmen with British board
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession Number
48.174.107a–p, aa–pp, q
Tags
Chess