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The set expresses the artist's idea that animals resemble people. Accordingly, the lion and lioness represent the king and queen, owls the bishops, horses' heads the knights, and sea shells, in which shell fish live, the rooks. The artist believes that most people are pawns, and sheep seemed to her to be symbolic of their status.
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Title: Chessmen (32)
Maker:
Mrs. Ruth Mielziner Moss , Cleveland, Ohio
Date: 1945
Culture: American, Cleveland, Ohio
Medium: Porcelain
Dimensions:
Height (each king): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm);
Height (each pawn): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit Line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Object Number: 48.174.81a–p, aa–pp
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