Title: Lady seated in a howdah
Object type: Crèche figure
Date: 18th–19th century
Medium: Polychromed terracotta head; wooden limbs; body of wire wrapped in tow; various fabrics; silver
Dimensions: H. of howdah: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm.);
L. of lady: 12 in. (30.5 cm.)
Classification: Crèche
Credit line: Gift of Loretta Hines Howard, 1972
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Women