Item 01: Wooden chess set belonging to Matthew Flinders
Item 01: Wooden chess set belonging to Matthew Flinders
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Date
1800-1830
Call Numbers
R 48/Item 1
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Physical Description
Contents
32 chess pieces, 1 box - king 8.8 x 2.6 cm, queen 8.36 x 2.73 cm, bishop 7.16 x 2.35 cm, knight 7.05 x 2.46 cm, rook 5.3 x 2.1 cm, pawn 5.3 x 2.1 cm - wooden
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Turned wooden chess set, with 16 white and 16 black pieces, stored in crude wooden box (a now illegible inscription is visible on lid). Box measures 9 x 16.3 x 9.6 cm.
Alternative Titles
Full title
Item 01: Wooden chess set belonging to Matthew Flinders
Notes
General note
For brief notes on this chess set, see Mike Darlow, "Matthew Flinders' Chess Set" in the Australian Woodworker", Nov/Dec 2004 p.52.
Digital order no:Album ID : 852681
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Lady Flinders Petrie, 1949
Exhibited in
- Possessed : an exhibition of treasures
- Matthew Flinders : The Ultimate Voyage
- Learning Services Program display 2012-2013
State Library of New South Wales (4 March - 29 June, 1997)
State Library of New South Wales
State Library of New South Wales (February, 2012 - August, 2013)
Administrative / Biographical history
The chess set was probably given to Flinders by one of his closest friends on Mauritius, Mr Labauve, who presented him with a chess set on 1 April 1810 for his entertainment on the return voyage to England. Flinders is said to have used this chess set on Mauritius.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
R 48/Item 1
Record Identifier
n88E4PJn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88E4PJn
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Reference code
852647
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