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Title: Chess Set
Designer:
Man Ray (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1890–1976 Paris)
Date: 1920
Medium: Wood
Dimensions:
King (d and dd): 3 1/4 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (8.3 × 3.8 × 3.8 cm)
Queen (e and ee): 3 3/8 × 1 5/8 × 1 5/8 in. (8.6 × 4.1 × 4.1 cm)
Bishop (c, f, cc, ff): 2 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (6.4 × 4.1 × 2.9 cm)
Knight (b, g, bb, gg): 2 × 1 5/8 × 1 in. (5.1 × 4.1 × 2.5 cm)
Rook (a, h, aa, hh): 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 3.8 cm)
Pawn (i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, ii, jj, kk, ll, mm, nn, oo, pp): 1 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1/4 in. (3.5 × 3.2 × 0.6 cm)
Overall weight: 1.5 lb
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit Line: Purchase, Gustavus A. Pfeiffer Fund, 1971
Object Number: 1971.18.1a-p,aa-pp
Rights and Reproduction: © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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