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| Title: | Chess Pieces |
| Date: | Early 19th century |
| Artist: | Artist/maker unknown, Indian |
| Medium: | Ivory with pigments |
| Dimensions: | Red Pawn (Pyada): 3 1/4 × 1 5/16 × 1 inches (8.3 × 3.3 × 2.5 cm) Red Pawn (Pyada): 3 1/4 × 1 5/8 × 7/8 inches (8.3 × 4.1 × 2.2 cm) Red Pawn (Pyada): 3 1/8 × 1 3/8 × 1 inches (7.9 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm) Red Pawn (Pyada): 3 1/4 × 1 1/8 × 1 inches (8.3 × 2.9 × 2.5 cm) Red Queen (Rānī, Mantrī or Wazīr): 5 1/4 × 2 × 2 1/2 inches (13.3 × 5.1 × 6.4 cm) Red Pawn (Pyada): 3 1/4 × 1 7/8 × 1 inches (8.3 × 4.8 × 2.5 cm) Red Pawn (Pyada): 3 1/8 × 1 3/8 × 1 1/16 inches (7.9 × 3.5 × 2.7 cm) Red Pawn (Pyada): 3 1/8 × 1 3/16 × 7/8 inches (7.9 × 3 × 2.2 cm) Red Knight (Ghora): 2 5/8 × 1 × 2 1/16 inches (6.7 × 2.5 × 5.2 cm) Red Knight (Ghora): 2 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 2 1/4 inches (7 × 3.2 × 5.7 cm) Red Bishop (Oont): 2 15/16 × 1 × 1 15/16 inches (7.5 × 2.5 × 4.9 cm) Red Bishop (Oont): 2 3/4 × 1 × 1 3/4 inches (7 × 2.5 × 4.4 cm) Red Rook (Hathi): 3 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 2 1/4 inches (8.9 × 4.1 × 5.7 cm) Red Rook (Hathi): 3 1/4 × 1 1/8 × 2 1/16 inches (8.3 × 2.9 × 5.2 cm) Component 15-vazir: 5 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 2 3/8 inches (13 × 5.4 × 6 cm) Component 16-king: 6 × 2 1/2 × 3 1/8 inches (15.2 × 6.4 × 7.9 cm) Component 17: 3 7/8 × 1 1/4 × 15/16 inches (9.8 × 3.2 × 2.4 cm) Component 18: 3 5/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 inches (9.2 × 3.2 × 2.5 cm) Component 19: 3 1/2 × 1 3/16 × 3/4 inches (8.9 × 3 × 1.9 cm) Component 20: 3 7/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 inches (9.8 × 3.2 × 2.5 cm) Component 21: 3 5/8 × 1 5/16 × 7/8 inches (9.2 × 3.3 × 2.2 cm) Component 22: 3 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 13/16 inches (8.6 × 3.2 × 2.1 cm) Component 23: 3 3/8 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/8 inches (8.6 × 2.9 × 2.9 cm) Component 24-horse: 3 5/16 × 1 × 2 3/16 inches (8.4 × 2.5 × 5.6 cm) Component 25-camel: 3 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 2 1/8 inches (8.9 × 4.4 × 5.4 cm) Component 26-camel: 3 1/4 × 1 1/2 × 2 1/4 inches (8.3 × 3.8 × 5.7 cm) White Knight (Ghora): 3 1/4 × 1 1/8 × 2 1/8 inches (8.3 × 2.9 × 5.4 cm) Component 28-elephant: 3 3/4 × 1 1/4 × 2 1/8 inches (9.5 × 3.2 × 5.4 cm) Component 29-elephant: 3 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 2 1/8 inches (8.9 × 3.8 × 5.4 cm) Component 30-king: 5 5/8 × 2 3/8 × 3 1/4 inches (14.3 × 6 × 8.3 cm) Component 31-vazir: 5 5/8 × 1 1/2 × 2 3/4 inches (14.3 × 3.8 × 7 cm) Component 32: 3 5/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/8 inches (9.2 × 3.2 × 2.9 cm) |
| Classification: | Toys (including dolls, games, puppets) |
| Credit Line: | Gift of John F. Harbeson, 1964 |
| Accession Number: | 1964-91-19(1--32) |
| Geography: | Made in Rajasthan, India, Asia |
| Context: | Dynasty: British Raj (1858-1947) |
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