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Chess and tric-trac board

ca. 1518–56
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chess and tric-trac board
  • Date: ca. 1518–56
  • Culture: Spanish, Castile
  • Medium: Copper-gilt, walnut, ivory, mother-of-pearl, serpentine, rosso antico marble
  • Dimensions: open confirmed: 9 1/2 × 18 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (24.1 × 47.3 × 2.9 cm)
    closed confirmed: 9 1/2 × 9 1/4 × 2 3/16 in. (24.1 × 23.5 × 5.6 cm)
  • Classification: Chess Sets
  • Credit Line: Pfeiffer Fund, 1963
  • Object Number: 63.38
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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