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Chess Rook with Large Shield

1858, after original of 1150-1200
Plaster cast of original ivory carving
State: Reproduction

3 1/16 in. x 1 5/16 in. x 7/8 in. (7.8 cm x 3.3 cm x 2.2 cm)

Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number: 1858.170
Acquisition Date: 1908
Geography: Europe, Scotland, Isle of Lewis
Classification: Fine and Visual Arts; Sculptures; Fictile Ivories
Culture/Nationality: Northern, Isle of Lewis
Collection: Fictile Ivories
Description: Cast of a chess warder (rook) with a large shield after the original in the British Museum, BM 121(?) (one of 116-122). Description: "A rook, or warrior, the smallest of the Lewis pieces (except the pawns); clad in a long coat, with a round-headed morion or helmet with a raised rim; his shield hangs on his left arm, down his left side, and he holds his sword upright in his right hand." (Westwood p. 286-287)

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board games*, chess*, game pieces*, games*, Plaster casts
  • board games - Games, usually games of strategy such as checkers, chess, or backgammon, played by moving pieces on a board.
  • chess - Board game, held to be one of the oldest and most popular, played by two opponents on a checkered board with specially designed pieces of contrasting colors, commonly white and black. Players alternate turns in accordance with fixed rules, each player attempting to force the opponent's principal piece, the King, into checkmate, which is a position where it is unable to avoid capture. It first appeared in India in the 6th century CE; by the 10th century, it had spread from Asia to the Middle East and Europe. It remains popular and the focus of popular amateur and professional competitions.
  • game pieces - The objects, usually small and of hard durable materials, manipulated directly by participants during the play of card, table, and board games.
  • games - Forms of competitive play, usually involving an element of strategy, especially to interfere with an opponent's play; may or may not require physical skill.
  • Plaster casts

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The following Bibliography exist for this object:
  • J. O. Westwood, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Fictile Ivories in the South Kensington Museum G. E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoods. London, England, 1876
    Page Number: 286-287, no. 806

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