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Elephant

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    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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    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq41de22092-a3a0-4bf4-bf8d-24531b57606b

    Record ID

    chndm_2001-28-109

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