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The kings represent Napoleon and the Mameluke ruler of Egypt, the queens, Josephine and the Egyptian queen. The bishops are humorous figures, playing horn, cymbals, or tambourine; one holds a falcon, painted like a parrot. The pawns of both sides are fighting men, each a different model.
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Title: Chessmen (32) and box
Date: 19th century
Culture: French
Medium: Ivory, leather
Dimensions:
Height (each king): 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm);
Height (each pawn): 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm);
Overall (original box): 5 1/2 × 17 1/4 × 12 1/2 in. (14 × 43.8 × 31.8 cm)
Classification: Chess Sets
Credit Line: Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
Object Number: 48.174.84a–p, aa–pp, r
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