Shell Vase formed from a "Jourdan's turban" snail shell (Turbo jourdani) and base from a "green turban" snail shell (Turbo marmoratus)

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Shell Vase formed from a "Jourdan's turban" snail shell (Turbo jourdani) and base from a "green turban" snail shell (Turbo marmoratus)

Datelate 19th century

PlaceIndo-Pacific

MediumShell and silk

Dimensions3 in. (7.6 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of the estate of Miss Ima Hogg

Object numberB.79.4

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

HOUSE ORNAMENT

ProvenanceMiss Ima Hogg; Estate of Miss Ima Hogg, 1975; given to MFAH, 1979.

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