The Sphinx and the Lotus: The Egyptian Movement in American Decorative Arts, 1865-1935 : the Hudson River Museum ... February...
- ISBN-10
- 0943651212
- ISBN-13
- 9780943651217
- Category
- Decorative arts
- Pages
- 55
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Hudson River Museum
- Authors
- Kevin Stayton, Bernadette M. Sigler, Hudson River Museum
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