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Plaque with elephants

Manufacturer Grueby Pottery
ca. 1907–12
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Plaque with elephants
  • Designer: Frederick George Richard Roth (American, Brooklyn, New York 1872–1944 Englewood, New Jersey)
  • Manufacturer: Grueby Pottery (Boston, Massachusetts, 1899–ca. 1911)
  • Date: ca. 1907–12
  • Medium: Earthenware
  • Dimensions: 5 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (13.3 × 21.6 cm)
    Framed: 8 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (21.6 × 29.2 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Emma and Jay A. Lewis, 2021
  • Object Number: 2021.238.1
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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