"Battle of blondes and brunettes" chessmen (32)

Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin

Medium: Hard-paste porcelain
Dimensions: Height (each queen): 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm); Height (each king): 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); Height (each bishop): 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Height (each knight): 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm); Height (each rook): 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm); Height (each pawn): 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Classification: Chess Sets
Dated: ca. 1870
Pixels: 4000 × 1124
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Royal Porcelain Manufactory, Berlin. "Battle of blondes and brunettes" chessmen (32), ca. 1870. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.