Chessmen (32) and box
Unknown Artist
probably first half 19th century
Medium
Silver, polished and oxidized
Dimensions
Height (oxidized queen): 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm); Height (oxidized king): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Height (oxidized bishop): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Height (oxidized knight): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Height (oxidized rook): 3 in. (7.6 cm); Height (oxidized pawn): 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Height (polished queen): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); Height (polished king): 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Height (polished bishop): 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); Height (polished knight): 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm); Height (polished rook): 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm); Height (polished pawn): 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
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, 1948
Accession Number
48.174.34a–p, aa–pp, r
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