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European Artist

Untitled (Napoleon), n.d.
Ivory
12 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (31.75 x 9.84 x 9.84 cm)

Creation Place: Europe

Technique: Carving

Credit Line: Gift of the Estate of Walter and Elise Mosher

Accession Number: P62.5.37

Ivory statue of a military officer. He wears a bicorn hat, epaulettes on his shoulders, military medals on his left breast, a long coat, a sword on his left hip and tall boots. He is clean shaven, and his arms are crossed over his chest. Four cannon balls are stacked on the ground behind him. He stands on a circle of ivory that fits into an hour-glass shaped wooden base.

Bibliography

Sarah Allen and Julia Patzelt, Beyond Appearance: Constructing Likeness (Claremont: Pomona College Museum of Art, 2003), 2 (illustrated/ color).

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Male Figures, Napoleon Bonaparte, Officers

Dimensions

Overall Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (31.75 x 9.84 x 9.84 cm)

Bibliography List

This object has the following bibliographic references:

Beyond Appearance: Constructing Likeness. Beyond Appearance: Constructing Likeness Pomona College Museum of Art. Claremont, CA, 2003
Page Number: 2