Chinese carved elephant tusk from 1736 in Snell Library

Item Information

Title:
Chinese carved elephant tusk from 1736 in Snell Library
Description:
From left to right: Northeastern University President Richard M. Freeland, Unknown, and George Matthews, the former Chairman of the Northeastern Board of Trustees. Matthews donated the six-foot-long tusk depicting carvings of Buddha, etched by three generations of Chinese artists, to Snell Library.
Date:
2000
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Northeastern University Library
Archives and Special Collections
(A103) (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Northeastern University Photograph collection (A103)
Series:
Series 11: Physical Plant > Subseries: Snell Library > Carved Elephant Tusk, 2000
Subjects:
Art objects, Chinese
Buddhist art--China
College administrators--Massachusetts--Boston
Elephants
Ivory carving--China
Tusks
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)--Administration
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)--Benefactors
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)--Presidents
Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.)
Freeland, Richard M., 1941-
Matthews, George J.
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 color print : 5 x 3.5 inches
Link to Item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d20162459
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Collection finding aid: https://archivesspace.library.northeastern.edu/repositories/2/resources/761
Notes (acquisition):
Northeastern University Photograph collection.
Selected resources in this collection were acquired through transferals from Northeastern's Office of University Photography, Jet Commercial Photographers, Northeastern University publications, unprocessed archival collections and other contract photographers.
Identifier:
A017075