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Chess set, white pieces
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Simple chess set of ivory. The pieces have a vase shape with a round, widely flaring foot, decorated with a palmette border. The king and queen are designed as a kind of pavilions, the bishops as stylized bishop's mitres, the rooks are represented by towers with flags and the horses by horse heads. The pawns have a vase shape with a flame.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSchaakspel, witte stukken. 1800 - 1850. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
