Alice Through the Looking Glass Chess Set
Board Game
1983 (made)
1983 (made)
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This is an unusual and finely made chess set with playing pieces based on the characters from the book Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (1832-1898). The colours of the pieces are white and red, a combination that is just as traditional as white and black and which suits the characters of the book. The character of Alice is one of the white pawns. The set is very neatly made so that all the pieces fit into compartments in a box which when opened forms the playing board.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 39 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Alice Through the Looking Glass Chess Set (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood |
| Brief description | Hand crafted wooden chess set made in England by Robin and Nell Dale in 1983 |
| Physical description | Design: turned, carved and painted wood with red leather under the figures' bases outside of the box forms the playing surface No. of squares: N/A Squares illustrated: N/A Square numbering: N/A Squares titled: n/a Subject of starting square: N/A Subject of ending square: N/A |
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| Object history | board decoration and the playing pieces are based on the characters listed in the chess game of the book. COLLECTED ALICE, a specially bound volume commisioned by the Dales, green leather with green marbled paper lettered in gold, contains Alice in Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass and the Hunting of the Snark with original Tenniel illustrations. CGG-Games & Puzzle, 1991 |
| Historical context | Rewards: ? Forfeits: ? No. of Players: 2 Equipment required: board chessmen Rules: The box is hinged along one side with a piano hinge and with two lockable clasps on the other side. In side the box is lined with green velvet and divided into sections to house the pieces, each section is named with a typed white label. Some pieces are held in place with green velcro. White Pieces Pawns Tweedledee Daisy Unicorn Haigha Sheep Oyster Queen Lily King Fawn Aged Man Oyster Knight Hatta Tweedledum Daisy Red Pices Pawns Humpty Dumpty Daisy Carpenter Messenger Walrus Oyster Queen Tiger Lily King Rose Crow Oyster Knight Frog Lion Daisy Rules placement: ? |
| Summary | This is an unusual and finely made chess set with playing pieces based on the characters from the book Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (1832-1898). The colours of the pieces are white and red, a combination that is just as traditional as white and black and which suits the characters of the book. The character of Alice is one of the white pawns. The set is very neatly made so that all the pieces fit into compartments in a box which when opened forms the playing board. |
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| Accession number | MISC.161&:1 to 38-1983 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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