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Group shot: 2010.490-2
Napkin ring (elephant)
Group shot: 2010.490-2

Napkin ring (elephant)

about 1930–40
Object PlaceUnited States
Medium/TechniqueBakelite (plastic)
DimensionsOverall: 5.1 x 7.6 x 1.6 cm (2 x 3 x 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Betsy and Jonathan Woodman
Accession number2010.492
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDecorative arts
Collections
ProvenanceEarly history unknown; by 1980s, Elizabeth Baratalli's shop "Elizabeth's," Newburyport, MA; 1980s, sold by Elizabeth's to Betsy Woodman, Newburyport, MA; 2010, gift of Woodman to the MFA.
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