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Chessmen, board, and box

late 18th–early 19th century
Not on view
The shapes of the pieces, especially the urn-shaped bodies of the king and queen, are very typical of the second half of the eighteenth century. The shape of the horse heads continued into the beginning of the nineteenth century.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Chessmen, board, and box
  • Date: late 18th–early 19th century
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Chessmen: bone; box: wood, ivory
  • Dimensions: Height (each king): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm);
    Height (each queen): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm);
    Height (each bishop): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm);
    Height (each knight): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm);
    Height (each rook): 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm);
    Height (each pawn): 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm);
    Overall (box): 2 1/4 × 16 × 9 in. (5.7 × 40.6 × 22.9 cm);
    Board not measured
  • Classification: Chess Sets
  • Credit Line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.174.79a–p, aa–pp, q, r
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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