Elephant-head vase (vase à tête d'éléphant)
Object type: Vase
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French, Sèvres
Artist: Sèvres Manufactory|Jean-Claude Duplessis
Artist bio: French, 1740–present|French, ca. 1695–1774, active 1748–74
Artist role: Manufactory|Modeler
Artist nationality: French|French
Date: 1758–62
Medium: Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions: 13 5/8 x 9 1/2 in. (34.6 x 24.1cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1976
Accession year: 1976
Tags: Elephants|Flowers