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The Elephant from a set of five Grotesques
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Wool silk (21-27 warps per inch 8-9 per cm.)
Rights: Public Domain
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of John M. Schiff 1977
Title: The Elephant from a set of five Grotesques
Description:
Wool silk (21-27 warps per inch 8-9 per cm.
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