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(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Elephant-Shaped Box
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
(c) 2022 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

Elephant-Shaped Box

Date19th century
Place MadeBurma (Myanmar), Southeast Asia
MediumSilver
Dimensions10.8 x 7 x 5.1 cm (4 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberM18e110
eMuseum ID727585
EmbARK ObjectID14244
Previous Number529
TMS Source ID3056
Last Updated8/14/24
Status
Not on view
Web CommentaryIsabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
ProvenanceNotesEntered Isabella Stewart Gardner's collection by 1919.
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