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Title: Chess set and box-board
Date: 19th century
Culture: Indian or Turkish chessmen with probably German bases
Medium: Base metal, silvered, and silver-gilt
Dimensions:
Height (each king): 2 3/4 in. (7 cm);
Height (each pawn): 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm);
Overall (box): 4 3/4 × 12 5/8 × 12 1/2 in. (12.1 × 32.1 × 31.8 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit Line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1953
Accession Number: 53.71.99a–p, aa–pp, q
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