Rare Tibetan Plaque (Exhibition)

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Exist Dates

1947 July 25 - 1947 August 15

Biographical or Historical Note

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Exhibition. Opened July 1947 and closed August 15, 1947. Located in the Grand Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Rare Tibetan Plaque" featured a rare icon of gold, copper and precious stones. It was presented to the museum as a gift of Princess Serge Belosselsky.

Summary

Rare Tibetan Plaque" featured a rare icon of gold, copper and precious stones. It was presented to the museum as a gift of Princess Serge Belosselsky. The icon, believed to have been made in the eighteenth century, was on exhibit in the 77th St. Foyer at the American Museum of Natural History from July 25 through August 15, 1947 after which it was placed among the permanent exhibits in the Tibetan Hall.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: AMNH Department of Anthropology.

Sources

    American Museum of Natural History Press Release, July 25, 1947. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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temporary exhibition
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American Museum of Natural History. Grand Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

Written by: Roxanne Edwards
Last modified: 2019 January 25


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