Chessmen (32)
Castleford Pottery|David Dunderdale & Co.
ca. 1800–1810
Medium
Salt-glazed porcelain
Dimensions
Height (queen): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Height (king): 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); Height (bishop): 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); Height (knight): 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Height (rook): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Height (pawn): 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)
Classification
Chess Sets
Culture
British, Castleford
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession Number
48.174.12a–p, aa–pp
Tags
ChessGames
About the Artist
Castleford Pottery|David Dunderdale & Co. (British|British) · |1785 – |1850
|British, Castleford, founded ca. 1790