Historic New England

Chessmen set

Carved chess set with 32 red and white pieces.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171622

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215

King chess piece

Carved white ivory king chess piece of an Asian monarch in formal costume holding a sword.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171623

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.1

Queen chess piece

Carved white ivory queen chess piece of an Asisan woman in formal costume.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171624

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.2

Bishop chess piece

Carved white ivory bishop chess piece of an Asisan man wearing a robe and hat.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (color)

GUSN: 171625

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.3

Bishop chess piece

Carved white ivory bishop chess piece of an Asian man wearing a robe and hat.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171626

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.4

Knight chess piece

Carved white ivory knight chess piece of a man riding a horse.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171627

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.5

Knight chess piece

Carved white ivory knight chess piece of a man riding a horse.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171628

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.6

Rook chess piece

Carved white ivory rook chess piece of an elephant with a small man standing on its head and a tower with a flag on its back.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171629

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.7

Rook chess piece

Carved white ivory rook chess piece of an elephant with a small man standing on its head and a tower with a flag on its back.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171630

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.8

Pawn chess piece

Carved white ivory pawn chess piece of a man with arm stretched outward.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171631

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.9

Pawn chess piece

Carved white ivory pawn chess piece of a man with arm stretched outward.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171632

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.10

Pawn chess piece

Carved white ivory pawn chess piece of a man with arm stretched outward.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171633

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.11

Pawn chess piece

Carved white ivory pawn chess piece of a man with arm stretched outward.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171634

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.12

Pawn chess piece

Carved white ivory pawn chess piece of a man with arm stretched outward.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171635

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.13

Pawn chess piece

Carved white ivory pawn chess piece of a man with arm stretched outward.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171636

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.14

Pawn chess piece

Carved white ivory pawn chess piece of a man with arm stretched outward.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171637

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.15

Pawn chess piece

Carved white ivory pawn chess piece of a man with arm stretched outward.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171638

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.16

King chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory king chess piece of an Asian man wearing formal costume and hat.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171639

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.17

Queen chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory queen chess piece of an Asian woman wearing a formal robe and hat.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171640

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.18

Bishop chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory bishop chess piece of an Asian man wearing a robe and hat.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171641

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.19

Bishop chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory bishop chess piece of an Asian man wearing a robe and hat.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171642

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.20

Knight chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory bishop chess piece of an Asian man wearing a robe and hat.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171643

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.21

Knight chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory knight chess piece of a man on a horse with a sword.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171644

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.22

Rook chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory rook chess piece of an elephant with a man standing on its head and a tower with a flag on its back.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171645

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.23

Rook chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory rook chess piece of an elephant with a man standing on its head and a tower with a flag on its back.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171646

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.24

Pawn chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory chess piece of a man astride with his arm outstretched.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171647

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.25

Pawn chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory chess piece of a man astride with his arm outstretched.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171648

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.26

Pawn chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory chess piece of a man astride with his arm outstretched.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171649

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.27

Pawn chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory chess piece of a man astride with his arm outstretched.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171650

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.28

Pawn chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory chess piece of a man astride with his arm outstretched.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171651

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.29

Pawn chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory chess piece of a man astride with his arm outstretched.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171652

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.30

Pawn chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory chess piece of a man astride with his arm outstretched.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 171653

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.31

Pawn chess piece

Carved dyed red ivory chess piece of a man astride with his arm outstretched.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171654

Accession Number: 2006.44.2215.32

Cricket Cage

Lacquer Japanese cricket cage. Baking powder box inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), lacquer (coating), metal

GUSN: 171655

Accession Number: 2006.44.2390A-D

Wooden outrigger canoe model, possibly from the Caroline Islands in Micronesia. The main canoe body is painted black on the outside along the waterline. The canoe is curved up at either end but more pronounced at the stern (back) where the curve ends in two prongs where the steering oar (now missing...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), plant fiber

GUSN: 171656

Accession Number: 2006.44.2219

Tray

Rectangular marble glass tray.

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock)

GUSN: 171657

Accession Number: 2006.44.2422

Gameboard

Victorian inlaid walnut gameboard.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 171658

Accession Number: 2006.44.2195

Plate set

Four square porcelain plates with peach glaze.

Maker: unknown

Material: glaze

GUSN: 171659

Accession Number: 2006.44.2424

Plate

Square porcleain plate with peach glaze.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171660

Accession Number: 2006.44.2424.4

Plate

Square porcleain plate with peach glaze.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171661

Accession Number: 2006.44.2424.2

Table

Wrought iron table with tile top and four turned feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), tile

GUSN: 171662

Accession Number: 2006.44.2196

Plate

Square porcleain plate with peach glaze.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171663

Accession Number: 2006.44.2424.1

Plate

Square porcleain plate with peach glaze.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171664

Accession Number: 2006.44.2424.3

Stand

Carved asiatic style wooden stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 171665

Accession Number: 2006.44.2423

Arm Chair

One of a pair of Anglo-Indian arm chairs with deeply recessed intricately carved back with vines and berries, arm supports ending in creature heads, heavy carved, scrolled legs, deep shirt with carved grotesque, red damask slip seats.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 172336

Accession Number: 1990.122.2

Teacup

Chinese export porcelain teacup with square handle with finger rest in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a central gold circle enclosing a bird and tree peony, border consists of flowers and birds.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172337

Accession Number: 2006.44.1807.5

Teacup

Chinese export porcelain teacup with square handle with finger rest in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a central gold circle enclosing a bird and tree peony, border consists of flowers and birds.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172338

Accession Number: 2006.44.1807.4

Teacup

Chinese export porcelain teacup with square handle with finger rest in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a central gold circle enclosing a bird and tree peony, border consists of flowers and birds.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172339

Accession Number: 2006.44.1807.7

Sideboard

Empire sideboard, scrolled splash board with flame mahogany veneer tablet; three drawers over two cabinets with veneered columns on carved hairy paw feet with leaf-covered ankle

Date: 1821

Maker: Emmons and Archbald

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 172340

Accession Number: 1990.125

Teacup

Chinese export porcelain teacup with square handle with finger rest in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a central gold circle enclosing a bird and tree peony, border consists of flowers and birds.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172341

Accession Number: 2006.44.1807.6

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