Chessmen (32)
Unknown Artist
second half 19th century
Medium
Silver, silver-gilt
Dimensions
King: each, H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Pawn: each, H. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.); Only the tallest and shortest examples of chessmen measured for basic record.
Classification
Chess Sets
Culture
German
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1953
Accession Number
53.71.83a–p, aa–pp, r
Tags
Chess