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Mohamedans Playing Chess

Shepherd & Robertson

Artwork Details

Mohamedans Playing Chess
1862
Shepherd & Robertson
albumen print on paper
18 in x 15 in (45.72 cm x 38.1 cm);11 in x 10 ½ in (27.94 cm x 26.67 cm);7 in x 8 ⅞ in (17.78 cm x 22.54 cm)
Gift of Howard and Margaret Bond
2019/1.293

Description

Physical Description:

Four men in light clothes sit around a chessboard. A fifth man stands at left watching. All wear light-colored cloth on their heads wound in different styles.

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