Chessmen (32)

late 19th–early 20th century

Not on view

The moulds from which this set was made were owned by a factory in Germany (near the French border). The molds survived the destruction of the factory in the France-Prussian war of 1871 and became the property of a china factory in Kassel, Hesse, Germany.

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Title: Chessmen (32)
Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Culture: German, Kassel, Hesse
Medium: Porcelain
Dimensions: Height (each king): 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm);
Height (each pawn): 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit Line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Object Number: 48.174.96a–p, aa–pp
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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