Collection Highlights
Portrait of Six Young Women Seated in a Turkish Corner
Date:
Object Number:
PR.120.1.3.SIX
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
1195 Nègre
Object Number:
INV.8496
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Earthenware, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 6 x 1 in. ( 3.8 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on stem: "Gambier/ a Paris/ m * m/Deposé"
carved: in low relief on stem: "1195"
Description:
White earthenware pipe with bowl molded in shape of African woman and decorated with brown, yellow, pink, black, and white enamel.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
