Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
Date:
1798
Object Number:
1937.587
Medium:
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Luce Center
Chess set
Object Number:
INV.9345
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Ivory, wood
Dimensions:
box: 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. ( 6.4 x 8.9 x 13 cm )
Description:
Incomplete ivory chess set with red and white pieces; pieces are turned and/or carved and screw into bases; taller pieces are composed of 2 or more parts that screw together; in wooden box with sliding lid.
Gallery Label:
Handwritten on bottom of box, "Cox"
Credit Line:
Gift of Isabella Vaché Cox
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
