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washington-pattern-chess-set-circa-1800

November 17, 2015

The so-called “Washington Pattern”” chess set is named after a similar set held in the collection of George Washington’s house, Mount Vernon, which can reasonably dated to around 1770. This version of the pattern is slightly later in date, and has the turrets raised on columns over the circular bases.