. Games of skill, and conjuring: including draughts, dominoes, chess, morrice . CHESS. 15. the exquisite chessmen modelled by the late J. Flaxman, , for Messrs. Wedgwood, and sets of which may be purchased at some of the manufactui-ers of chessmen. They are made of china, one set being pale blue, and the other white, and have a most striking and interesting effect during the movements of the chessmen must be ranged at the ends of the board on the two last rows of squares. The pawns must occupy the inner j|||ii.| ||i||| ? IBj f |||| t row, and on the outer the pieces I™™ • ?*? ?I™
. Games of skill, and conjuring: including draughts, dominoes, chess, morrice . CHESS. 15. the exquisite chessmen modelled by the late J. Flaxman, , for Messrs. Wedgwood, and sets of which may be purchased at some of the manufactui-ers of chessmen. They are made of china, one set being pale blue, and the other white, and have a most striking and interesting effect during the movements of the chessmen must be ranged at the ends of the board on the two last rows of squares. The pawns must occupy the inner j|||ii.| ||i||| ? IBj f |||| t row, and on the outer the pieces I™™ • ?*? ?I™ ^*- must be disposed thus: the right hand comer square must be filled •with a white castle, the next with a knight, the next with a bishop, the next to that with the king, then the queen, and after her the other bishop, knight, and castle. The black men are ranged in the same order, so that the kings face each other, queen opposes queen, and bishops, knights, and rooks oppose their differently coloured bishop, knight, and castle are styled after the party
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