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The White Tigress

Short story of a man meeting a Russian ivory carver. Who then tells the story of the inspiration and creation of a sculpture the narrator was interested in.

Credit: Bequest of Erskine Hewitt

1895
Printed in black ink on paper
1938-57-1070-174
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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