To: SunkenCiv
2 posted on
02/03/2011 8:30:04 AM PST by
Daffynition
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To: Daffynition
That looks like the set at Monticello.
4 posted on
02/03/2011 8:31:44 AM PST by
BenLurkin
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To: Daffynition
5 posted on
02/03/2011 8:32:37 AM PST by
BenLurkin
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To: Daffynition
Looks like a chess set George Jetson would use—sleek, modern pieces! Nice!
7 posted on
02/03/2011 8:36:57 AM PST by
pillut48
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To: Daffynition
Very sharp. I wouldn’t mind owning a set like that actually.
12 posted on
02/03/2011 8:53:32 AM PST by
Free Vulcan
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To: Daffynition; pillut48; crosstimbers; Pharmboy; SunkenCiv
From the parlor in Monticello: “This set has abstract, rather than figural pieces made of turned and carved ivory. it is of a popular type usually called “barley corn.” The dark figures are stained red with cochineal, a dye commonly used in the 18th and 19th centuries which is derived from the dried bodies of females of the scale insect Dactylopius coccus. It is not known exactly when and where Thomas Jefferson acquired this set. It is one of two owned by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation”
http://wiki.monticello.org/mediawiki/index.php/Chess_Set_%28English%29
23 posted on
02/03/2011 12:10:00 PM PST by
BenLurkin
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To: Daffynition; pillut48; crosstimbers; Pharmboy; SunkenCiv
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05641: Victorian Barleycorn - Olde English - Chess Set Item condition: Used [Soem prices range over $1,200] Time left: 23 days 18 hours (Feb 27, 2011 06:41:59 AM PST)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbs=shop:1&&sa=X&ei=AQpLTdHcK4mosQPCo_27Cg&ved=0CEEQBSgA&q=barleycorn+chess+set&spell=1
24 posted on
02/03/2011 12:12:42 PM PST by
BenLurkin
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