Cut-Crystal Elephant Calf

Testing Her Trumpet. The Venetian glass artisan who sculpted this adorable Cut-Crystal Elephant Calf uses color and shape to suggest the range of emotions expressed by young elephants: love, compassion, self-awareness. Hand cut and decorated, this happy trumpeter comes with a certificate of authenticity.  4"h. x 3"l. x 3"w.

Museum Provenance

Representative of decorative glass objects in the Division of Community Life at our National Museum of American History.

Every Smithsonian purchase will arrive with a museum provenance card explaining how it is adapted from or inspired by an object or objects in our collection.