Elephant
Unknown, Japanese, Japanese
collected before 1912
Silver and stone
Overall: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW
12.5.568
Geography
Place Made: Japan, East Asia, Asia
Period
20th century
Object Name
Figure
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Hiram Hitchcock (1832-1900, Class of 1872H), Hanover, New Hampshire; bequeathed to his second wife, Emily Howe Hitchcock (1852-1912), Hanover, New Hampshire, 1900; bequeathed to present collection, 1912.
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