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White King Chess Set

This ivory chess piece is a white king, decorated as a stylized, human-king form standing on a pedestal. It is monochrome and intricately carved, with the king standing on a platform that rests on top of floral sphere, with a thin platform underneath the globe, to hold it upright. From the top, the king wears a pointed head covering on his head, whose sides have an upright flare. The facial features are minimal and abstract, but does include oblong eyes, eyebrows, nose, and mouth. The king wears a floor-length robe with a beaded necklace and intricate floral design similiar to paisley. His right hand is also oblong and minimal and holds a long object. The pedestal he rests on are two thin circular platforms made of delicate, repeated lines and concave features that sandwiches a decorative sphere. The sphere is carved with an interlocking design made of elements of foliage and circles.
  • White King Chess Set
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-1/28
  • There is one person is associated with this object
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
  • There are 28 images of this object.
This ivory chess piece is a white king, decorated as a stylized, human-king form standing on a pedestal. It is monochrome and intricately carved, with the king standing on a platform that rests on top of floral sphere, with a thin platform underneath the globe, to hold it upright. From the top, the king wears a pointed head covering on his head, whose sides have an upright flare. The facial features are minimal and abstract, but does include oblong eyes, eyebrows, nose, and mouth. The king wears a floor-length robe with a beaded necklace and intricate floral design similiar to paisley. His right hand is also oblong and minimal and holds a long object. The pedestal he rests on are two thin circular platforms made of delicate, repeated lines and concave features that sandwiches a decorative sphere. The sphere is carved with an interlocking design made of elements of foliage and circles.
  • White King Chesspiece
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-1-a/c
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
White King Chess Set
  • Chesspiece: White Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-10
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
White King Chess Set
  • Chesspiece: White Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-11
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Chesspiece: White Pawn
  • Chesspiece: White Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-12
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
White King Chess Set
  • Chesspiece: White Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-13
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Chesspiece: White Pawn
  • Chesspiece: White Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-14
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
White King Chess Set
  • Chesspiece: White Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-15
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Red queen Chesspiece
  • Red queen Chesspiece
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-16-a/c
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Chesspiece: Red Bishop
  • Chesspiece: Red Bishop
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-17
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Chesspiece: Red Knight
  • Chesspiece: Red Knight
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-18
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Chesspiece: Red Knight
  • Chesspiece: Red Knight
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-19
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
White King Chess Set
  • White queen Chesspiece
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-2-a/c
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
A red chess piece in the form of an elephant balancing on a table. The elephant wears a fringed blanket draped over its back. On top of the blanket is a platter holding a cylindrical vessel with a flagpole that appears broken off. The trunk is curled under the elephant's head and is resting on its right front leg. The tabletop is tilted with a short tablecloth hanging from the edge. The table has one leg and at its center is a sphere with smaller spheres carved away. The leg rests on a circular plate about two thirds the size of the table. The plate looks like a flower with three concentric circles of petals.
  • Chesspiece: Red Rook
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-20
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Chesspiece: Red Rook
  • Chesspiece: Red Rook
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-21
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
White King Chess Set
  • Chesspiece: Red Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-22
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
White King Chess Set
  • Chesspiece: Red Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-23
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
White King Chess Set
  • Chesspiece: Red Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-24
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
White King Chess Set
  • Chesspiece: Red Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-25
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
White King Chess Set
  • Chesspiece: Red Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-26
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
White King Chess Set
  • Chesspiece: Red Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-27
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Chesspiece: Red Pawn
  • Chesspiece: Red Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-28
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Chesspiece: White Bishop
  • Chesspiece: White Bishop
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-3
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Chesspiece: White Bishop
  • Chesspiece: White Bishop
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-4
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
White King Chess Set
  • Chesspiece: White Rook
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-5
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Chesspiece: White Rook
  • Chesspiece: White Rook
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-6
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Chesspiece: White Knight
  • Chesspiece: White Knight
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-7
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Chesspiece: White Knight
  • Chesspiece: White Knight
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-8
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
Chesspiece: White Pawn
  • Chesspiece: White Pawn
  • ivory.
  • Gift of C. McKim Norton.
  • 1949-150-9
  • This object is part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts collection.
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