Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929, United States National Museum, University of Pennsylvania. University Museum · Washington · leaf 273
on, Lhnago. 862 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1896. 4!>. Chessboard.1 Morocco. Nineteenth century. The alternate squares are made of eight-pointed stars carved in reliefand painted red with a conventional flower in yellow. The depressedsquares are painted yellow. 50. Chess. England. Board and men.2… … Pig.168. ENGLISH CHESSMEN. Time of Caxton. After Hyde. from the words check and mate, which are from Shah mat, theShah or King is dead. Nothing is really known as to how chess wasintroduced into western and central Europe.3 Cat. No. 15498, Mus. Arch., Univ. Peiin. Purchased by the writer in…
Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) · Chess · Playing cards · Games
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