The Barleycorn chess set was among the most popular designs in the nineteenth century both in Europe and North America. Indeed George Washington and Thomas Jefferson owned sets. The name Barleycorn derives from the fact that in early sets both the King and the Queen pieces had a leaf design around the central stem. Even when this was discontinued with lathe-made pieces, the name remained.
Height of pieces in mm King 60 Queen 55 Bishop 37 Knight 41 Rook 28 Pawn 30
Group
Mould
Scale
Size 54 mm
Material
Rubber
Epoch
19th Century
Nationality/Location
Europe
State
New
Not a toy! Not suitable for children under the age of 14!
Prince August 1 Kilnamartyra ACROOM, Co. Cork Irland
