About the Artwork
Tusk with Silver Mount
19th century
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French
French
Ivory and silver
Overall: 19 1/4 × 1 3/4 inches (48.9 × 4.4 cm)
Carving
European Sculpture and Dec Arts
Bequest of Hildegard de Grimme
1990.348
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
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Marked, on ivory: [paper label with the numeral "80" typed in black ink]
Provenance
Hildegarde R. de Grimme
1990-present, bequest to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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French, Tusk with Silver Mount, 19th century, ivory and silver. Detroit Institute of Arts, Bequest of Hildegard de Grimme, 1990.348.
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