A comparison of chess piece design

We made our annual trip to New York City for the Christmas holiday. While there we made a quick visit to the Cloisters, where they had an exhibit of chess pieces. It reminded me of visiting the Lewis chessmen at the British Museum earlier this year. Here is a comparison of rooks. Both are Scandinavian, but I believe the one from the Cloisters is slightly later.

 
12th century, at the Cloisters
                                                                                        mid 12th century, at the British Museum 

Here are queens, both Scandinavian:

from the 13th century, surrounded by her entourage. She does not look worried, like the Lewis queen.

And here are the knights:

 England, c. 1350

Next time I'll tell you about the weaving exhibit we saw at the Met.