SS/PS Chess set

[Scott]

Are you talking about the set Harry and Ron play on at Christmas or 
the one on the way to the stone?  It seems as if you're talking 
about the latter; however, I saw the orginal of the red and white 
Christmas one at the British Museum the last time I was there (a 
year ago this month), and I know that it was circa 1100's so I'm 
just wondering...

The larger set used on the way to the stone did not very mediaeval 
to me, but slightly later say- Elizabethan(?), but I'm not very good 
at pinpointing dates.

Hmmm...Also if it *is* the self same piece as in the Brit. Museum 
then I should point out there is a reproduction available...I recall 
it being pricy (say £300-£500), but someone might be interested.  

Scott

Lynda wrote:
> Thought y'all would like to know:  the 12th century chess set used 
as the 
> model for the big Wizard Chess set in SS/PS is on display as part 
of a show 
> called "All the Queen's Horses" at the Kentucky Horse Park: The 
Role of the 
> Horse in British History" running through August 24.  The Kentucky 
Horse Park 
> is located just north of Lexington, on I-75, exit 119.  It's well 
worth a 
> visit anyway -- hundreds of acres of rolling bluegrass pastures, 
> representative horses from many of the breeds of the world, 
beautiful antique 
> barns, carriage rides, horse rides, The Museum of the Horse, all 
kinds of 
> wonderful stuff. But that chess set in the movie totally amazed me 
(sculptor 
> that I am) and I'm going to make a trip down there to see the 
original.  
> Thought y'all would like to know about it.  Do a search online for 
the 
> Kentucky Horse Park, there's probably more information on their 
site (I saw 
> an article in the newspaper about it).
> 
> 
> 
> Lynda 
> * * *
> "Don't let  the Muggles get you down." Ron Weasley PoA
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