Chessmen

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Chessmen

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.307 a-ff

Description

Chessmen, full set of 32 pieces: 16 "white", 16 "black." Dimensions: Kings: 3 1/4"; 8.26 cm. Queens: 3"; 7.62 cm. Rooks: 1 3/4"; 4.45 cm. Bishops: 2 1/4"; 5.72 cm. Knights: 2 3/8"; 6.03 cm. Pawns: 1 3/4"; 4.45 cm.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1849

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

VC.58.307 A-FF

VC.58.307a-ff

Dimensions

Dimension Description

See descript.

Height

3-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)

Material

Fruitwood

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Colors actually off-white, and dark stained; varnish somewhat chipped.

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

VC.58.308 - Board game - Used together

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Chessmen are of carved stylized symbolic type still in most common use, and designed by Howard Staunton in 1849. Staunton was a famous English chess expert.

Note Type

General Note

Note

of 32 pieces

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Storeroom/Curatorial Storage