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On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

This object consists of 33 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Chess Set

ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Coburg (made)

Set of chess pieces, modelled in red and green terracotta.

Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Chess set
Parts
This object consists of 33 parts.

  • Chess Piece
  • Chessman
  • Chessman
  • Chessman
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chessman
  • Chessman
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chessman
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chessman
  • Chessman
  • Chessman
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chessman
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Chess Piece
  • Fragments
Materials and techniques
Terracotta, moulded
Terracotta
Moulded
Brief description
Set of chess pieces, modelled in red and green terracotta, Coburg, ca. 1860.
Physical description
Set of chess pieces, modelled in red and green terracotta.
Dimensions
  • 7347 bb 1861 (castle) width: 30mm
  • 7347 bb 1861 (castle) width: 30mm
  • 7347 bb 1861 (castle) height: 95mm
  • 7347 bb 1861 (castle) depth: 30mm
  • 7347 p 1861 (pawn) height: 88mm
  • 7347 p 1861 (pawn) width: 30mm
  • 7347 p 1861 (pawn) depth: 30mm
Gallery label
(1987-2006)
GROUP OF CHESSMEN
Germany (Coburg)
about 1860
red and green terracotta

These chessman, given to the Museum by Prince Albert, from part of a full set of thirty-two. They may have been influenced by a Gothic chess set designed for the Wedgwood factory in 1783 by the English sculptor and designer John Flaxman (1755- 1826)

Given by H.R.H The Prince Consort
Credit line
Given by H.R.H. the Prince Consort
Subject depicted
Chess
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
7347 to EE-1861

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O297810/chess-set-unknown/
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