Chessmen (32) and box
Unknown
19th century · Ivory, leather · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 19th century
- Medium
- Ivory, leather
- Culture
- French
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Gift of Gustavus A. Pfeiffer, 1948
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