Object Details
Designer
Friedrich Hudler, German, 1889 - 1982
Manufacturer
Friedrich Hudler Factory
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Stylized figure of an elephant, the body in light grey crackle glaze. The upraised trunk, mouth, eyes, ears, and blanket on back rendered in turquoise picked out in black; feet also capped in turquoise. Slot-type opening at end of trunk.
Credit Line
Gift of Victor Wiener
Date
ca. 1930
Accession Number
2001-28-109
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Figure
Type
Figure
Medium
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
13h x 13.5w x 6.4d cm (5 1/8 x 5 5/16 x 2 1/2 in. )
manufactured in
Germany
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_2001-28-109