Chessmen (32)
Unknown Artist
19th century
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
Height (each queen): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Height (each king): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Height (black knight): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Height (black rook): 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm); Height (black pawn): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Height (green knight): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Height (green rook): 3 in. (7.6 cm); Height (green pawn): 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Classification
Chess Sets
Culture
Indian, Bengal
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Accession Number
48.174.24a–p, aa–pp
Tags
Chess