Gallery 357, European Art 1500-1850, third floor
Main Building
Gallery 357, European Art 1500-1850, third floor
Main Building
Gallery 357, European Art 1500-1850, third floor
| Title: | Game Board for Chess and Backgammon Game Board for Backgammon, Chess, Checkers, and Nine Men’s Morris |
| Date: | c. 1615-1620 |
| Artist: | Workshop of Ulrich Baumgartner (German (Augsburg), 1579–1652) |
| Medium: | Ebony with ivory and bone inlays on oak substrate |
| Dimensions: | Open: 19 1/2 x 28 x 1 1/8 inches (49.5 x 71.1 x 2.9 cm) Closed: 19 1/2 x 14 x 2 1/4 inches (49.5 x 35.6 x 5.7 cm) |
| Classification: | Toys (including dolls, games, puppets) |
| Credit Line: | Gift of John F. Harbeson, 1964 |
| Accession Number: | 1964-91-17(1--31) |
| Geography: | Made in Augsburg, Germany, Europe |
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Gallery 357, European Art 1500-1850, third floor
Main Building