David Webb
Figure of a Hippopotamus

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Artist David Webb American, 1925–1975

CultureAmerican

Titles

Figure of a Hippopotamus

Datec. 1965

PlaceNew York, New York, United States

MediumNephrite and diamonds

Dimensions2 1/4 × 5 1/2 × 2 1/2in. (5.7 × 14 × 6.4cm)

Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III

Object number94.1034

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Department

Rienzi

Object Type

HOUSE ORNAMENT

Provenance[David Webb, Inc.]; given to Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III; given to MFAH, 1994.
Exhibition History"Extravagant Objects: Jewelry and Objets d’Art from the Masterson Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rienzi, November 18, 2017–July 26, 2018.

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