Obelisk

CultureAmerican or English
Titles
  • Obelisk
Datelate 19th–19th century
MediumPressed slag glass
Dimensions7 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (19.7 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.76.149
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1976.

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