Wood Chess Set
Artifact SeriesPre-Presidential Collection
Artifact ID2017.4.1.a-jj
Object Type
Set, Chess
Gifter
Jalal Talabani
Medium
wood, metal, adhesive, ink, textile, plastic
DimensionsOverall - 3D (.a: Board, Open) H 2 1/8 in x W 21 1/8 in x D 20 3/4 in (5.4 cm x 53.7 cm x 52.7 cm )
Overall - 3D (.a: Board, Closed) H 4 in x W 21 1/8 in x D 10 3/8 in (10.2 cm x 53.7 cm x 26.4 cm )
Overall - 3D (.b & .r: Kings) H 4 3/4 in x Diam 1 1/4 in (12.1 cm x 3.2 cm )
Overall - 3D (.c & .s: Queens) H 4 in x Diam 1 1/4 in (10.2 cm x 3.2 cm )
Overall - 3D (.d-e & .t-u: Bishops) H 3 1/8 in x Diam 1 1/4 in (7.9 cm x 3.2 cm )
Overall - 3D (.f-g & .v-w: Knights) H 3 1/8 in x W 1 1/4 in x D 1 3/4 in (7.9 cm x 3.2 cm x 4.4 cm )
Overall - 3D (.h-i & .x-y: Rooks) H 2 1/2 in x Diam 1 1/4 in (6.4 cm x 3.2 cm )
Overall - 3D (.j-q & z-gg: Pawns) H 2 1/8 in x Diam 1 1/4 in (5.4 cm x 3.2 cm )
Overall - 3D (.hh &.ii: Checkers) H 1/2 in x Diam 1 1/4 in (1.3 cm x 3.2 cm )
Overall - 3D (.jj: Dice) H 3/8 in x W 3/8 in x D 3/8 in (1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm )
Physical DescriptionFolding wooden chess, checkers, and backgammon set with decorative floral and leafy engravings on the sides of the board (.a). The edge of the board and interior is the natural wood pattern. When opened, the interior of the board contains four insets for the lining up the pieces when playing backgammon. The interior has a dark decorative design in the center of each side. The set includes dark and light wooden chess pieces(.b-gg), dark and light wooden disks that can be used for checkers and backgammon (.hh-ii), as well as two six sided dice (.jj).Overall - 3D (.a: Board, Closed) H 4 in x W 21 1/8 in x D 10 3/8 in (10.2 cm x 53.7 cm x 26.4 cm )
Overall - 3D (.b & .r: Kings) H 4 3/4 in x Diam 1 1/4 in (12.1 cm x 3.2 cm )
Overall - 3D (.c & .s: Queens) H 4 in x Diam 1 1/4 in (10.2 cm x 3.2 cm )
Overall - 3D (.d-e & .t-u: Bishops) H 3 1/8 in x Diam 1 1/4 in (7.9 cm x 3.2 cm )
Overall - 3D (.f-g & .v-w: Knights) H 3 1/8 in x W 1 1/4 in x D 1 3/4 in (7.9 cm x 3.2 cm x 4.4 cm )
Overall - 3D (.h-i & .x-y: Rooks) H 2 1/2 in x Diam 1 1/4 in (6.4 cm x 3.2 cm )
Overall - 3D (.j-q & z-gg: Pawns) H 2 1/8 in x Diam 1 1/4 in (5.4 cm x 3.2 cm )
Overall - 3D (.hh &.ii: Checkers) H 1/2 in x Diam 1 1/4 in (1.3 cm x 3.2 cm )
Overall - 3D (.jj: Dice) H 3/8 in x W 3/8 in x D 3/8 in (1 cm x 1 cm x 1 cm )
Historical NotePresented by President Talabani of Iraq to Senator Obama.
Custodial History / ProvenanceThis item is part of materials acquired by President Barack Obama previous to the Obama administration, and maintained by the White House Residence Storage until its transfer to the National Archives in January 2017 for deposit with the Obama Presidential Library. Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionBarack Obama Artifact Collection (National Archives Identifier 63542091)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPre-Presidential Collection (National Archives Identifier 66540613)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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