Jasperware, early 19th century, by John Flaxman.
Item
Title
Jasperware, early 19th century, by John Flaxman.
Description
Though crafted within decades of the other artifacts on this page, this set of figurative chessmen contrasts them in many ways, lacking many practical aspects. The pieces are all white with coloured bases. While the kings and queens are unique, the other game pieces are duplicated from one side to another. This means that one’s pieces are all unique from each other, even the pawns, yet each one has an identical white counterpart on the other side. These chessmen are made of jasperware, a commercial stoneware compound that was popular in contemporary England.
Rights
Flaxman, John. Chessmen (32). Holding Institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Image courtesy of the The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0.
Source
Flaxman, John. Chessmen (32). Early 19th century. Jasperware. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/201500
